Damage is decpicted in Deland where tornadoes struck February 2, 2007. The DEP and Parks
AmeriCorps teamed up this week to cleanup the area

LEESBURG The Florida Department of
Environmental Protection's (DEP) Division of
Recreation and Parks AmeriCorps members uti-
lized their teamwork and resource management
skills over the past two weeks to aid in the recov-
ery efforts of disaster stricken areas in central
Florida after the February 2 tornadoes. The
AmeriCorps team's assignment involved the
cleanup of a tornado ravaged mobile home park in
Deland.
"For the past ten years, hundreds of
Recreation and Park AmeriCorps members have
served and strengthened Florida State Parks' nat-
ural and cultural resources by addressing critical
environmental aridhuman needs," said Florida
State Park Director Mike Bullock. "Disaster
recovery efforts are another just application for
Florida Park Service AmeriCorps members to uti-
lize their time and talents."
Falling wind-torn trees, piling limbs and man-
gled pieces of mobile homes were among the
members' first activities. Stationed at Camp
Groundhog in Leesburg, Florida State Parks
AmeriCorps North and South Region teams, along
with individually placed members, alternated
placement in the area. During hurricane seasons
2004 and 2005, Florida State Parks AmeriCorps
members were deployed for more than eight
weeks in disaster recovery efforts in Florida and
Mississippi.
Currently, 46 AmeriCorps members serve

with Florida State Parks at more than 20 different
parks across the state. Launched in 1997,. Florida
State Parks AmeriCorps is part of AmeriCorps, a
larger national service movement that engages
more than 70,000 citizens of all ages and back-
grounds each year in results-driven community
service. In return, AmeriCorps members earn edu-
cation awards that help pay for school or repay
student loans.
The Florida State Parks AmeriCorps program
is administered by DEP and operates in Florida's
160 state parks and their surrounding communi-
ties. In cooperation with park staff, local organiza-
tions and schools, Florida State Parks AmeriCorps
members provide service in natural resource man-
agement, environmental education and volunteer
recruitment.
The first two-time Gold Medal winner honor-
ing the nation's best state park service, Florida's
state park system is one of the largest in the coun-
try with 160 parks spanning almost 700,000 acres
and 100 miles of sandy white beach. From swim-
ming and diving in Florida's rivers and springs to
birding and fishing or hiking and riding on natural
scenic trails, Florida's state parks offer year-
around outdoor activities for all ages. Battle reen-
actments and Native American festivals celebrate
Florida's unique history, while art shows, muse-
ums and lighthouses offer a window into Florida's
cultural heritage.

USF's Gransberry's

performance at DePaul

one for record books

TAMPA, Fla. Junior center Kentrell
Gransberry, an All-BIG EAST Second Team selec-
tion in 2006-07, capped the campaign with a
record-setting performance at DePaul on March 3.
Gransberry finished with a personal-best 26

USF's Kentrall Gransberry had a record shattering g
March 6th.
points and 23 rebounds in 36 minutes of action.
He shot 11-of-22 from the field and 13 of his
boards came at the offensive end. He was named
to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for his efforts
against the Blue Demons.
Gransberry is one of USF's fastest rising stars
and delivered an astounding performance on

Tuesday. The Baton Rouge, La., native concluded
the season averaging 15.6 points and 11.4
rebounds per game, while shooting 57.7 percent
from the field.
Gransberry collected 12 double-doubles in 23
outings and is currently
ranked third in the nation and
first in the BIG EAST in
rebounding (through games
of March 4).
Listed below is a sum-
mary of Gransberry's accom-
i plishments at DePaul:
Fifth player in USF his-
tory to join 20/20 club and
first since Hakim Shahid in
1990.

ma oto: [rurnoy ouuon
ame on Tuesday,

Ninth player in BIG
EAST history to join 20/20
club and first since
Georgetown's Mike
Sweetney in 2002.
23 rebounds match the
fourth-best single-game total
in USF history (26, Fred
Gibbs vs. West Florida,
12/3/72).

23 rebounds match the
second-best single-game total
in BIG EAST history (26, Michael Smith [PC] vs.
SU 1/25/94).
23 rebounds match the second-best single-
game total in the nation this season (25 by Arizona
Reid, High Point).
23 rebounds tied the single-game record at
DePaul's Allstate Arena.

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I.
Shawn Sanford earns first save of the season as the Bulls triumph over Stetson on Tuesday.
Shawn Sanford earns first save of the season as the Bulls triumph over Stetson on Tuesday.

TAMPA, Fla. The University of South
Florida baseball team beat Stetson for the first
.time in six tries with a 6-5 victory Tuesday night
at Red McEwen.
The Bulls also broke the Hatters' 13-game
Tuesday night winning streak, which included
three contests this season, the rest dating back to
last season.
Junior left-handed pitcher Davis Bilardello
earned his first win of the season, facing three bat-
ters in the eighth inning, allowing no hits and no
runs. Freshman Shawn Sanford picked up his first
collegiate save, tossing two strikeouts to three bat-
ters faced in the ninth inning.
Senior Nick Cardieri and junior Dexter Butler
were both 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI and
one run scored. Juniors Walter Diaz and Charles
Cleveland, along with sophomores Addison
Maruszak and Braulio Pardo, each had one hit in
the game as well.
The Bulls jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in
the first inning as the first four batters drew three
walks and Maruszak was hit by a pitch. Butler sin-
gled through the right side to drive in senior out-

fielder Ty Taborelli, and Maruszak scored on a
ground out by Cardieri.
Stetson inched their way back with a run in
both the second and fourth, then took the 5-3 lead
in the top of the sixth, cracking three hits along the
way.
USF answered with four hits in the bottom of
the frame, one apiece from Butler, Cardieri, Pardo
and designated hitter Charles Cleveland, to even
the score at 5-5.
In the eighth, junior Joey Angelberger walked
and Diaz singled up the middle to score USF's
game-winning run.
The Bulls are now 11-4 overall while the
Stetson Hatters drop to 10-5.
Following this mid-week game with Stetson,
the Bulls will host Michigan State and Quinnipiac
this weekend, March 8-10. On Thursday, the Bulls
and MSU Spartans take the field at 6 p.m., then
host the Bobcats from Hamden, Conn., on Friday,
'March 9 at 6 p.m. USF, who will have played
seven games in nine days, end the week with
Michigan State on Saturday at 6 p.m.

Attorney General

McCollum urges passage

of cybercrime bill

TALLAHASSEE, FL Attorney General Bill
McCollum on Tuesday called on the Legislature to
pass the CyberCrimes Against Children Act of
2007, a critical piece of legislation intended to
strengthen the fight against those who commit
internet crimes against children.
The bill was unanimously approved by all ref-
erenced Senate and House committees prior to the
opening day of the 2007 Legislative Session and
has received strong support from both Senate
President Ken Pruitt and Speaker of the House
Marco Rubio.
"The use of the internet by sexual predators to
target children is a growing threat here in Florida.
Individuals who prey on the innocence of our chil-
dren in order to abuse them will stop at nothing to
gain access and sadly, these young victims of sex-
ual abuse and exploitation carry the torment with
them for the rest of their lives," said Attorney
General McCollum.
"My promise to you is to make Florida a safer
place to live, work and raise a family, and this bill
will give us the tools needed to fight these heinous
crimes against our youngest citizens."
SB 1004 sponsored by Sen. Nancy
Argenziano (R Dunnellon) is scheduled to be
heard today in the Senate, and HB 573 sponsored
by Rep. David Rivera (R Miami) is scheduled to
be heard in the House on Thursday.
The bill strengthens penalties for the posses-
sion or distribution of child pornography using the
internet.
Additionally, the bill creates a new, separate
penalty against sexual predators who communi-
cate with a child online and then travel to meet that
child for the specific purpose of further abusing
him or her.
The prison terms will increase threefold from

five years in prison to 15 years.
The legislation will also increase penalties
when an offender'misrepresents his age in order to
seduce a child over the Internet.
This is a behavior where the sex offender,
attempts to demonstrate that he is closer in age to
the child in order for the child to feel more com-
fortable. This technique is known as "grooming."
Today, more than 77 million American chil-
dren regularly use the internet and statistics on
child pornography are alarming. According to the
Federal Internet Crimes Against Children Task
Force, Florida ranks third in the nation in volume
of child pornography.
Nationally, one in seven children between the
ages of ten and 17 have been solicited online by a
sexual predator.,
To combat the growing number of internet
crimes against children, the Attorney General's
Child Predator CyberCrime Unit works diligently
to protect children from computer-facilitated sexu-
al exploitation.
The Unit accomplishes this by working coop-
eratively with statewide law enforcement agencies
and prosecutors to provide resources and exper-
tise.
Additionally, the Unit works to prevent the
spread of these crimes through education and com-
munity awareness.
In less than two years, officers within the Unit
have made 37 arrests of people who were creating,
possessing or distributing child pornography, or
who were sexually soliciting children online and
traveling to meet them to engage in sexual acts
with them.
The CyberCrime Unit is a member of the
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
(ICAC) of North Florida.

In any policy battle, it helps to have allies. So it's good that
AARP seems finally ready to help press for reform of entitlements
such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
AARP's shift can be seen in its latest TV ad, "Future
Champions." It shows children stressing the need to "find real long-
term solutions to some of America's most pressing issues -- health
care and long-term financial security."
The ad is misleading in some ways. Speaking about entitle-
ments, one boy asks, "Will we keep those promises?" when, of
course, this child has made no promises. In fact, the big three enti-
tlement programs are promises made by older generations -- to give
themselves benefits that younger workers will have to pay for
through ever-rising payroll taxes.
But the overall message of the ad is that we need to make some
big changes to fix entitlements. That's a refreshing change from two
years ago. Back then, when President Bush was urging the creation
of individual retirement accounts within Social Security, AARP's
ads insisted, "If you had a problem with the kitchen sink, you
wouldn't tear down the entire house," hinting that entitlement prob-
lems weren't all that bad.

Mar. 24 FESTIVALS OF SPEED. Vinoy Park, Bayshore Dr. But the organization now seems to understand that the country's
& 5th Ave. N.E. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Display of 200 exotic cars, motor- on the verge of a fiscal catastrophe.
cycles and boats made by Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Lamborghini, The Congressional Budget Office predicts that spending on
Maserati, Ducati, Bimota and many other high-end manufacturers, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid will soar from just over 8
plus onsite cafes and awards. www.festivalsofspeed.com or 352- percent.of GDP today to almost 19 percent in 2050, when the cute
385-9450. children in today's TV ads will be middle-aged parents. Their bill
Mar. 24 FESTIVAL OF STATE JUNIOR SUN GODDESS will be gigantic: $38 trillion to pay for the Social Security and
FASHION SHOW. Tyrone Square Mall, 6901 22nd Ave. N. Medicare benefits their parents have promised themselves -- but not
www.festivalofstates.com or 727-321-9888. arranged to pay for. Add in the national debt and other entitlements,
Mar. 24 DALIFEST 2007. Salvador Dali Museum, 1000 3rd and it works out to $440,000 for every household in the United
St. S. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. This annual community celebration marks States today -- enough to buy each of those families a new home. Or
the museum's 25th anniversary. Outdoor festival features perfor- two.
mances, food and children's art activities. Browse the museum's cur- So how can we fix things? Well, as we learned in the debate
rent collection at a reduced rate. www.salvadordalimuseum.org or over Social Security, we can't simply take on one problem at a time.
727-823-3767. If we try to reform just one of the big programs, some group will
Mar. 24 A WALK FOR WATER PRESENTED BY STAR- always fight for the status quo. We need to fix all three at once.
BUCKS, THE PIER AQUARIUM AND THE PIER. Starts at the Also, we need to give lawmakers some cover. To accomplish
Pier Courtyard, 800 2nd Ave. N.E. 11:30 a.m. registration, walk at that, Congress should form a commission such as the one Rep.
noon. 3 mile walk symbolizes the distance women and children in Frank Wolf (R-Va.) proposed last year. Wolf would label it "SAFE,"
water-stressed countries walk every day for water. Free. Register at for "Securing America's Future Economy." It would have 16 voting
www.worldwaterday.net or www.pieraquarium.org or 727-895- members, including at least four members of Congress, the director
7437. of the Office of Management and Budget and the secretary of the
Mar. 24 FESTIVAL OF STATES JUNIOR SUNGOD- Treasury.
DESS FASHION SHOW. Tyrone Square Mall, 690122nd Ave. N. The ,commission would be bipartisan and have one year, to
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Mar. 24 2ND ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS AT Fix the imbalance between long-term federal spendingpriTis-
USF ST. PETERSBURG: BULLSTOCK '07. USF St. Petersburg es and projected revenues.
Harborside Lawn, 140 7th Ave. S. Noon to 4 p.m. Local high school Boost national savings to spur domestic investment and eco-
and college bands showcase their skills. Free. www.stpt.usf.edu/stu- nomic growth.
dentlife/harborsideactivities_board or 727-USF-4USF. Simplify the budget process to place greater emphasis on long-
Mar. 24 TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS vs. BOSTON RED term fiscal issues.
SOX. Progress Energy Park, 230 1st St. S. 1:05 p.m. Spring train- The first thing the commission would-do is leave Washington
ing game. www.devilrays.com or 727-898-RAYS. and discuss reform options with Americans. That should help it
Mar. 24 THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA PROGRESS avoid the temptation to hatch some scheme behind closed commit-
ENERGY MASTERWORKS PRESEENTS WOLFGANG tee-room doors. Plus, the members would'surely find, as the
AMADEUS MOZART Mahaffey Theater, 400 1st St. S. 8 p.m. $24 Heritage Foundation has with our ongoing Fiscal Wake-Up Tour, a
to $52. www.floridaorchestra.org or 800-662-7286. real desire out there to fix entitlement programs.
Mar. 28 OLDIES BUT GOODIES DANCE. The Pier Once it reports to Congress, lawmakers would be required to
Dockside Activity Room, 800 2nd Ave. N.E. Noon to 3 p.m. hold a simple up-or-down vote on each of its recommendations.
Features a live dance band. www.stpetepier.com or 727-821-6443. This should help break the legislative logjam. Just as base-closing
Mar. 28 FESTIVAL OF STATES JUNIOR SUNGOD- commissions enabled lawmakers to shutter obsolete military bases
DESS FINALS. Palladium Theater, 253 5th Ave. N. www.festival- (even those in their own districts or states), a SAFE Commission
ofstates.com or 727-321-9888. would help lawmakers make necessary changes without being

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vertently, created the coming entitlement crisis, and we understand
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believe their ads. Establishing a SAFE Commission should help us
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NASA data link Indonesian Wildfire

flare-up to recent El Nino

Scientists using NASA satellite and rainfall data have linked the rainfall during the period. Despite the number of factors that influ-
recent El Nino to the greatest rise in wildfire activity in Indonesia ence air quality across the region, wildfires play a very significant
since the record-breaking 1997-98 El Nino. role. "Even though fires in South America and southern Africa typi-
As rainfall sharply decreased during the last quarter of 2006 cally produce the greatest amount of carbon monoxide, the pollution
across the dense from Indonesian
tropical rainforests fires is likely
of Sumatra, ~B responsible for
Kalimantan, and most of the year-to-
Malaysia, the land 4.* year variation in
became exception- pollution levels
ally dry. This throughout the
allowed wildfires to Southern
quickly spread, Hemisphere,"
releasing large Edwards said.
amounts of soot and t Carbon monoxide is
tiny dust particles also involved in
called aerosols that :. raising -the concen-
brought unhealthy tration of ground-
pollution levels to level "bad" ozone.
the area. Some burning
The takes place every
Measurements of year in Indonesia,
Pollution in the but the number and
Troposphere intensity of fires
(MOPITT) instru- depends largely on
ment aboard rainfall and soil
NASA's Terra satel- 'moisture conditions
lite tracked the during the fire sea-
wildfire pollution ., son, which usually
plumes as they i. ?runs September
spread from the through November.
Indonesian islands Regional forest
into the Indian clearing practices
Ocean from ,:,,-.1,, : also heighten the
September through Thick smoke from wildfires (gray haze) spreads across Sumatra and Indonesia on Nov. 5, risk for wildfire
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and measured the satellite. Active fire locations are marked with re
associated increases
in atmospheric carbon monoxide levels.
"Droughts over Indonesia are often brought on by a shift in the
atmospheric circulation over the tropical Pacific associated with El
Nino conditions," said David Edwards, MOPITT project leader at
the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colo.
"Although the current El Nino is rather weak compared to that of
1997-98, we have found dramatic increases in wildfire activity and
corresponding pollution."
Using MOPITT, Edwards and his team noted a distinct spike in
carbon monoxide levels across much of the Southern Hemisphere
frpm the large number of Indonesian fires at the end of 2006, greater
than that associated with any El Nino event since 1997-98.
The recent increase in wildfires was also captured by another
instrument, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Speqtroradiometer, on
NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites, while NASA's Global
Precipitation Climatology Project confirmed a decline in Indonesian

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spread. As lands are
cleared, peat

deposits thick layers of partially decayed vegetation matter build
up. These deposits are vulnerable to wildfire and once ignited often
result in a smoldering burn that releases copious amounts of smoke
and carbon into the atmosphere until monsoon rains begin, typical-
ly in December.
"MOPITT is an especially valuable tool because it monitors car-
bon monoxide, a good indicator of pollution from combustion that
remains in the atmosphere for several weeks, often traveling vast
distances," said Edwards. "Fires also produce large relative changes
in atmospheric carbon monoxide levels that are detected quite well
by satellites, so that we can easily assess the impact of fires on air
quality and pollution levels."
Carbon monoxide released from wildfires is a major player in
regional air quality conditions, but significant amounts of carbon
dioxide -the primary greenhouse gas are also released. As a result,
wildfires also have the potential to impact long-term climate.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. "The Sopranos" have some competi-
tion brown-headed cowbirds.
Cowbirds have long been known to lay eggs in the nests of other

birds, which then raise the cow-
birds' young as their own.
Sneaky, perhaps, but not
Scarface.
Now, however, a University of
Florida study finds that cowbirds
actually ransack and destroy the
nests qf warblers that don't buy
into the ruse and raise their young.
Jeff Hoover, an avian ecolo-
gist at the Florida Museum of
Natural History, is the lead author
on the first study to document
experimental evidence of this
peeper payback retaliation to
encourage acceptance of parasitic
eggs.
Findings will be published
online in the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences
March 5.
"It's the female cowbirds who
are running the mafia racket at our
study site," said Hoover, who has a
joint appointment with the Illinois
Natural History Survey. "Our
study shows many of them
returned and ransacked the nest
when we removed the parasitic
egg."
So-called "brood parasitic
birds" lay eggs in the nests of host
birds that raise the parasite's off-
spring, usually at the expense of
some of their own. The brown-
headed cowbird parasitizes more
than 100 host species, including
many Neotropical migratory birds
such as warblers, tanagers and
vireos. Prothonotary warblers
were used for this study because
they almost always accept cow-
bird eggs, Hoover said.
Hosts that use their beaks to

encourages warblers to raise the cowbirds' offspring.
"We wanted to determine if the cowbirds were responsible for
nest predation after we removed cowbird eggs from parasitized war-
bler nests," Hoover said. To test for this, Hoover collaborated with
Scott Robinson, Florida Museum Ordway eminent scholar and nat-
ural history chair, to manipulate cowbird access to warbler nests in

the Cache River watershed of

I h.I,...I, r, .,1"
A recent study by Florida Museum of Natural History avian
ecologist Jeff Hoover provides experimental evidence that "mafia"
behavior in brown-headed cowbirds enforces acceptance of nest
parasitism in prothonotary warblers. The study was conducted in
the Cache River watershed of southern Illinois. This photo of an
adult female cowbird was taken at the Neal Smith National Wildlife
Refuge in Iowa.

southern Illinois. The researchers
monitored 182 predator-proofed
nests over four breeding seasons.
Hoover and Robinson found
that warbler nests were ransacked
56 percent of the time when
researchers experimentally
removed the parasitic eggs and
cowbirds were allowed nest
access, versus only 6 percent when
the cowbird eggs were accepted
and cowbirds had nest access. No
nests were ransacked when
researchers removed cowbird eggs
and cowbirds were denied nest
access. Together, these results
implicate cowbirds and provide
evidence of mafia behavior.
"We also found evidence for
'farming' behavior," Hoover said.
"Cowbirds 'farm' a non-para-
sitized nest by destroying its con-
tents so that the host will build
another. The cowbird then syncs its
egg laying with the hosts' 'renest'
attempt."
Hoover found that warbler
nests that were never parasitized
but that cowbirds had access to,
were ransacked 20 percent of the
time. "Cowbirds parasitized 85
percent of the renests, which is
strong supporting evidence -for
both farming and mafia behavior,"
he said.
Hoover and Robinson's
results imply that cowbirds active-
ly monitor nests they parasitize -
which supports the idea that cow-
birds continue to visit nests they
have parasitized to see the results
of their handiwork.
Stephen Rothstein, a zoology
professor at the University of
California in Santa Barbara, said

grasp or puncture parasitic eggs and remove them from the nest are other studies have shown evidence contrary to mafia and farming
called "ejecters." "Accepter" hosts raise parasitic eggs. behaviors.
"Retaliatory mafia behavior in cowbirds makes hosts' accep- "Video surveillance would show the proportion of nest preda-
tance of cowbird eggs a better proposition than ejection," Hoover tion attributable to cowbirds," Rothstein said. "The phenomenon
said. "The accepting warblers in our study produced more of their may be perfectly true for these warblers, but that doesn't mean it
own offspring, on average, than those where we ejected cowbird holds true for other species, especially those that aren't nesting in
eggs." special circumstances. Nevertheless, this new study may extend our
Hosts may lose some, but not all, of their biological offspring knowledge of the extent to which parasitic cowbirds may have
by accepting parasitism. The retaliatory behavior of ransacking nests evolved tactics to facilitate their parasitism."

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. --
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have
selected the West Tampa Litt)e
League'Fields as its next site for
the team's field renovation pro-
gram dedicated to re-building
youth fields throughout the
Tampa Bay region.
The Rays Baseball
Foundation will team up with
Rays outfielder Carl Crawford,
the City of Tampa, J.O. DeLotto
and Sons, Metro PCS and Bryant
Heating and Cooling on the pro-
ject.
West Tampa Little League is
the second field to be refur-
bished under the Rays Field
Renovation Program. In 2006,
historic Oliver Field at Campbell
Park in St. Petersburg underwent
a major overhaul.
The West Tampa Little
League has been home to many
major league players in the past
including Fred McGriff, Tino
Martinez, Lou Piniella, Tony
LaRussa, Dave Magadan, Luis
Gonzales, Ken Suarez and Nardi
Contreras.
"West Tampa Little
League's fields hold great histor-
ical significance to the surround-
ing community, making them an
ideal choice for our program,"
said Rays Executive Vice
President of Baseball Operations
Andrew Friedman.
"Many of Tampa's great
amateur and professional base-
ball stars grew up playing here.
As this community's Major
League Baseball team, we are
mindful of our duty to help pre-
serve their legacy for future gen-
erations. We look forward to the
completion of this project, and to
many others that will help revi-
talize our communities' assets
and grow the great game of base-
ball."
"We are pleased to be part-
nering with the Rays on this pro-

ject" said Tampa Mayor Pam
Iorio. "The Rays have been such
active community- partners .and
this initiative ensures West
Tampa Little League, a place
where many dreams have been
realized, will continue to benefit
our local children for years to
come."
"MetroPCS remains com-
mitted to giving back to the com-
munities that support us, and we
are thrilled that we've been given
the opportunity to partner with
the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on
this Field Renovation Program,"
said Audra Wolf, Manager of
Advertising and P.R. for
MetroPCS' Central Florida
region.
"We want to ensure that the
Tampa Bay community's youth
and families have a safe place to'
play and enjoy time together,
and this project is just one way
of us doing so."
"Teamwork has been an
important part of our company's
success over the past 60 years,"
said Lyle C. Blanden, CEO and
Chairman, J.O. DeLotto and
Sons, Inc. "We are pleased to be
a part of the Tampa Bay Devil
Rays team and this important
opportunity to sustain the rich
history of the West Tampa com-
munity."
The renovation work
includes a total makeover of the
three fields in the West Tampa
Little League complex by the
Rays grounds crew including
new bases, pitching mounds and
pitching rubbers, and the instal-
lation of a new bleacher roof on
one set of bleachers and a new
concession stand.
Upon completion of the pro-
ject, the Rays will sponsor a
baseball clinic for the West
Tampa Little League hosted by
Rays players including
Crawford.

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Legal Notices

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That Pursuant to a Federal
Tax Lien date 10-2-03 and recorded 10-7-03 in O.R. Book 13126.
Page 326 against Richard B. Gray.
Also. Pursuant to a Federal Tax Lien dated 10-2-03 and
recorded 10-7-03 in O.R. Book 13126. Page 327, against Richard
B Gray,
Also. Pursuant to a Certifiedn Final Judgment, Bank of
America NA USA, Plaintiff vs Richard B Gray, defendant, dated
9/2/04 and recorded 9/2/04 in OR 13808, Page 332. Case #04-
1464-CO,
Also, Pursuant to an Execution issued 12-29-06 in which
Bank of America N.A. USA was plaintiff and Richard B Gray
was defendant, Case# 04-1463-C040. recorded I1-1-04 in O.R.
13918. Page 786,
Also. Pursuant to a Certified Final Judgment. National
Revenue Service Inc., Plaintiff vs Richard Gray, Defendant.
Case# 06-3946-SC. dated 8-2-06 and recorded 1/5/07 in O.R.
15571. Page 814
I, Jim Coats as Sheriff of Pinellas County, Florida, have
levied upon all right, title, and interest of the above-named defen-
dant, Richard B Gray, in and to the following described property,
to wit:
Lot 5. Block N. Coral Heights according to the map or plat
thereof as recorded in Plat Book 31, Page 71, Public Records of
Pinellas County. Florida. Street Address: 2328 Coral Way,
Largo. Florida. and on the I Ith day of April, 2007. directly in
front of the door with the number 140, at the Sheriff's
Administration Building 10750 Ulmertoan Rd., the city of Largo.
Pinellas County. Florida, at the hour of 11:00 a.m. or as soon
thereafter as possible, I will offer for sale all of the said defen-
dant's Richard B Gray, right, title and interest in the aforesaid
real property at public outcry and will sell the same. subject to all
prior liens, encumbrances and judgments, if any, as provided by
law. to the highest and best bidder or bidders for CASH, the pro-
ceeds to be applied as far as may be to the payment of costs and
the satisfaction of the above Execution and all liens according to
priority order as established by F.S.S.56.27.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that EVELIO CALZADIL-
LA, the holders) of the following certificate has/have filed for a
tax deed, to be issued thereon. The certificate number. year of
issuance, property description, and the names in which the prop-
erty was assessed are as follows:

Certificate number 11885 Year of issuance 2001

Said certificate embraces the following described property in
the County of Pinellas, State of Florida:

TIGUES SUB NO. 2 LOT 7

PARCEL: 27/31/16/90954/000/0070

Name in which assessed: .
SUSAN B. CARLSON C/O TONY CHEDID

Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law,
the property described in such certificate will be sold to the high-
est bidder at the Court House door on the 28th day of March,
2007 at 11:00 A.M. A nonrefundable cash deposit of $200.00
will be collected at the time of sale per F.S. 197.542(2).
If you are a person with a disability who needs accommodation
in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no
cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Within two (2)
working days of the publication of this NOTICE OF APPLICA-
TION FOR TAX DEED please contact the Human Rights Office.
400 S. Ft. Harrison Ave., Ste. 300, Clearwater, FL 33756, (727)
464-4062 (V/TDD).

NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 06-014937-FD-12

IN RE: THE NAME CHANGE OF
KENNETH R. CHASE,
PETITIONER/MINOR CHILD

You are notified that an action has been filed against you and
you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any,
to Kathy C. George, Esquire, Attorney for Petitioner, 5363
Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida 33710 and file the origi-
nal with the Clerk of Court at 315 Court Street, Clearwater,
Florida 33756, before service on Petitioner or immediately there-
after. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you
for the relief demanded in the Petition.
Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders,
are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court's Office. You may
review these documents upon request.
You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court's Office noti-
fied of your current address. Future papers in this lawsuit will be
mailed to the address on record at the Clerk's office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Laws of
Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents
and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions,
including dismissal or striking of pleadings.
Dated this 14 day of February, 2007.
KEN BURKE
CLERK OF
THE CIRCUIT COURT
315 Court Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
By: LINDA PREIATO
Deputy Clerk
Feb 16,23.Mar 2, 9, 2007 021619

IN RE: ESTATE OF CHARLES MICHAEL MORRISON,
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of CHARLES MICHAEL
MORRISON, deceased, File Number
522006CP005210OXXESXX, is pending in the Circuit Court for
Pinellas County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which
is Pinellas County Clearwater Courthouse, 315 Court Street,
Clearwater, Florida 33756. The names and addresses of the per-
sonal representative and the personal representative's attorney are
set forth beloW.
Any interested person on whom a copy of this Notice of
Administration is served who have objections that challenge the
qualifications of the personal representative, venue, or jurisdic-
tion of this Court, by filing a petition or other pleading request-
ing relief in accordance with the Florida Probate Rules, WITHIN
THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A
COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
ALL OBJECTIONS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT the City of
Pinellas Park,. a Florida municipal corporation, shall on
Wednesday, March 15. 2007, at 8:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as
possible, hold a public hearing at City Hall. 5141 78th Avenue
North, Pinellas Park, Florida, concerning the alleged violations)
of the above listed Section(s) by the above-named respondentss.
If found in violation of the above-listed Section(s) the Special
Hearing Master has the power by law to levy administrative lines
of up to $250 per day against you, or $500 per day for a repeat
violation, for every day that any violation continues beyond the
date set in the order of the Special Hearing Master for compli-
ance. If you desire further information about the hearing, you
should immediately contact the Special Hearing Master
Coordinator at (727) 541-0700, extension 4216. Failure to
appear at this hearing may result in the Special Hearing Master
proceeding in your absence.
Pleasee notethat ifa person decides to appeal any decision
made by the Special Hearing Master with respect to any matter
considered at the above-cited hearing, they will need a record of
the proceedings for such purpose may need to ensure that a ver-
batim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes
testimony and evidence which the appeal is to be based.
The City maintains a tape recording of all public hearings.
In the event that you wish to appeal a decision, the tape may or
may not adequately ensure a verbatim record of the proceedings;
therefore, you may wish to provide a court reporter at your own
expense.
FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED. An interpreter for the
hearing impaired will be made available upon requests made at
least 72 hours in advance.
10001 Feb 16. 23. Mar 2. 9. 2007 021623

CITY OF PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA
QUASI-JUDICIAL
PUBLIC HEARING

The Board of Adjustment of the City of Pinellas Park will
hold a Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing in City Council Chambers,
City Hall, and 5141 78th Avenue North at 7:30 p.m. on March 27,
2007. The Board of Adjustment will entertain all public com-
ment regarding any item on their agenda at this meeting. All case
files are available for review at the Technical Services Building,
6051 78th Avenue North, in the Zoning Division.

1. CASE NO: BOA 2007-21 (QUASI-JUDICIAL)

REQUEST: Consideration of a request for a variance to
reduce the east, side yard setback to allow the replacement of an
air conditioner condensing unit and to allow pool equipment to
remain.

LOCATION: 3610 Lake Boulevard

2. CASE NO: BOA 2007-23 (QUASI-JUDICIAL)

REQUEST: Consideration of a request for a variance to
decrease the number of required parking space

REQUEST: Consideration of a request for a variance to
increase the maximum permitted height of a fence/wall along the
north, side yard property line.

LOCATION: 12416 66th Street North

4. CASE NO: BOA 2007-25 (QUASI-JUDICIAL)

REQUEST: Consideration of a request for a variance to
reduce the east, side yard setback in the "M-l" Light Industrial
Zoning District to install mechanical equipment.

LOCATION: 6911 Bryan Dairy Road

5. CASE NO: BOA 2007-28 (QUASI-JUDICIAL)

REQUEST: Consideration of a request for a variance to
reduce the west, rear yard setback to allow the construction of a
sunroom.

LOCATION: 11128 Maxton Way

NOTICE
You are invited to register your opinions either at the public
hearing or by a letter stating the reasons for your opinions.
Letters should be addressed to the Zoning Division, Post Office
Box 1100, Pinellas Park, Florida, 33781. For more information,
please contact the Zoning Division.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the City
Council, City Board or City Commission, with respect to any
matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the pro-
ceedings and for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verba-
tim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
The applicant, proponents, and public should not communi-
cate either verbally or in writing with the members of the Board
of Adjustment regarding the matter under consideration except at
the quasi-judicial hearing, in that this could invalidate any action
taken at the quasi-judicial hearing. Please note that at the quasi-
judicial hearing anyone who has standing may address the issues
at the hearing. All parties will have an opportunity to question
other speakers and be questioned by any one who is affected by
the case. Should anyone wish to question City, who reviewed the
proposed request for compliance with City Code for building,
engineering, drainage, police or fire issues, please call the Zoning
Division, at least five days prior to the hearing, so that arrange-
ments can be made to have said staff attend the meeting.
Any written communication should be received 8 days prior
to the public hearing date in order to be made a part of the record
and letters should be addressed to the Zoning Division, Post
Office Box 1100, Pinellas Park, Florida, 33780. All oral com-
munication concerning this case is prohibited by Florida State
law unless made at the public hearing. For more information,
please contact the Zoning Division.
The City maintains a tape recording of all public hearings. In
the event that you wish to appeal a decision, the tape may or may
not adequately ensure a verbatim record.

FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED An interpreter for indi-
viduals with hearing impairment will be made available upon
requests made at least 72 hours in advance. Also, an Assistive
Hearing Device (magnifier) is available from the City Clerk for
use in Council Chambers and all meeting rooms throughout the
City. This document is available in the following accessible for-
mats: Braille, Large Print, Audio Tape, and Electronic File on
Computer Disks.
10005-2 Mar 9. 2007 030902

NOTICE OF SALE

Sale of the following list of Tenants' Personal property stored
at TYRONE MINI STORAGE. 7750. 38th Avenue N. St.
Petersburg. FL. 33710 will be held at the above stated address
on MARCH 27. 2007 AT 10:00 A.M. to satisfy self-service stor-
age owners' lien.
This is a private sale through bids from COMMERCIAL
DEALERS currently registered with the Facility Manager.

Notice is hereby given that on the 20th day of March. 2007,
beginning at 6:30 P.M.. a public hearing will be held by the Board
of County Commissioners in the County Commission Assembly
Room. Fifth Floor. Pinellas County Courthouse. 315 Court
Street, Clearwater, Florida to consider the petition of Carolyn
Kies to vacate the following:

A portion of a drainage and/or utility easement on Lot 2.
Baywood Village Section 5 Subdivision, as recorded in
Plat Book 75. Pages 93 and 94. of the Public Records of
Pinellas County. Florida

Persons are advised that, if they decide to appeal any deci-
sion made at this meeting/hearing, they will need to ensure that a
verbatim recorded of the proceedings is made, which record
includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to
be based.
IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO
NEEDS ANY ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICI-
PATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED. AT NO
COST TO YOU. TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSIS-
TANCE. WITHIN TWO (2) WORKING DAYS OF YOUR
RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, PLEASE CONTACT THE
OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS. 400 SOUTH FORT HARRI-
SON AVENUE, SUITE 500, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33756.
(727) 464-4062 (V/TDD).
KEN BURKE, CLERK TO
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
By: Cynthia N. Haumann, Deputy Clerk
15004 Mar 9. 16, 2007 030904

PUBLIC NOTICE

You will please take notice that the Board of County
Commissioners of Pinellas County at its regular meeting of
February 20, 2007, in the County Commission Assembly Room,
Pinellas County Courthouse, Clearwater, Florida, adopted a res-
olution vacating the following legally described property as peti-
tioned by Glenn Fletcher, John Newell, and Reuel Mountain:

Resolution vacating a portion of Fisher Avenue public right-
of-way; vacating lots 7 through 10, block 2, and lots 8, 9 and 10,
block 3, of the High Point Park Subdivision Plat as recorded in
Plat Book 14, page 67. of the Public Records of Pinellas County,
Florida.
KEN BURKE, CLERK TO THE
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
By: Cynthia N. Haumann. Deputy Clerk
15004 Mar 9, 2007 030905
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

The following personal property of FEDERICO
RODRIGUEZ will, on 27th day of March, 2007 at 10:00 A.M. at
2661 Osaka Drive in Japanese Garden Mobile Estates, located at
19709 U.S. Highway 19 North, Pinellas County, Florida 33764,
be sold for cash to satisfy unpaid rent, storage fees and court
costs in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 715.109:

NOTICE OFPUBLIC HEARING UPON ORDINANCE
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Pinellas Park,
Florida, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING upon the following
ORDINANCE NO. 3541 in City Hall, 5141 78th Avenue,
Pinellas Park, Florida on the 22nd day of March, 2007 at 7:30
P.M., the title of said ORDINANCE being as follows:

ORDINANCE NO. 3541

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING UPON ORDINAl
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Pinel
Florida, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING upon the if
ORDINANCE NO. 3542 in City Hall. 5141 78th
Pinellas Park, Florida on the 22nd day of March. 2007
P.M.. the title of said ORDINANCE being as follows:

ORDINANCE NO. 3542

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAND US
PLAN MAP FOR THE CITY OF PINELLA
PARK BY PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE IN TH
LAND USE FROM COMMERCIAL GENERA
(CG) TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM (RM) ON
CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND GENERAL
LOCATED SOUTH OF 6701 BRYAN DIAR
ROAD AND MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," WHICH
ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PAR
THEREOF; CERTIFYING CONSISTENCY WIT
THE CITY'S ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORD
NANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN COI
FLICT HEREWITH TO THE EXTENT OF SUC
CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE. (LUPA 2007-1)

This Ordinance is available for review, in the City
Department. Interested parties are invited to attend this
and be heard.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of
Council, City Board, or City Commission, with respect
matter considered at this meeting will need a record of
ceedings, and for such purpose, may need to ensure that
tim record of the proceedings is made, which record incl
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be I
The City maintains a tape recording of all public hea
the event that you wish to appeal a decision, the tape ma:
not adequately insure a verbatim record of the proceeding
fore, you may wish to provide a court reporter at your e
FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED An interpreter
viduals with hearing impairment will be made availat
requests made at least 72 hours in advance. Also. an
Hearing Device (magnifier) is available from the City
use in Council Chambers and all meeting rooms through
City. This document is available in the following access
mats: Braille, Large Print, Audio Tape, and Electronic
Computer Disks.

DIANE M. CORNA, MMC
CITY CLERK
CITY OF PINELLAS PARK
MAR 9. 2007

10005

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING UPON ORDINAl
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Pinel
Florida, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING upon the f6
ORDINANCE NO. 3543 in City Hall, 5141 78th
Pinellas Park, Florida on the 22nd day of March, 2007
P.M., the title of said ORDINANCE being as follows:

ORDINANCE NO. 3543

AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING INTO THE CIT
OF PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA, A CERTAIN
PARCEL OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED /
6270 118TH AVENUE NORTH, LEGAL
DESCRIBED AS ATTACHED HERETO
EXHIBIT "A" AND MADE A PART HERE
LYING WITHIN SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP
SOUTH,'RANGE 16 EAST, PINELLAS COUNT
FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT C
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CORPI
RATE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF PINE[
LAS PARK, FLORIDA: PROVIDING FOR TH
ASSIGNMENT OF CITY ZONING CLASSIFIC.
TION; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORD
-NANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES COI
FLICTING HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR A
EFFECTIVE DATE. (MIST L.L.C. AX05-58)

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18,
SECTION 18-1503.3, LAND DEVELOPMENT This Ordinance is available for review, in the City
CODE OF THE CITY OF PINELLAS PARK Department. Interested parties are invited to attend this
CODE OF ORDINANCES AND CITY ZONING and be heard.
MAP BY REZONING A CERTAIN PARCEL OF Any person who decides to appeal any decision of
LAND GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF Council, City Board, or City Commission, with respect
6701 BRYAN DAIRY ROAD AND MORE PAR- matter considered at this meeting will need a record of
TICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A." ceedings, and for such purpose, may need to ensure that
WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A tim record of the proceedings is made, which record incl
PART THEREOF; FROM "B-I" GENERAL COM- testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be b
MERCIAL ,DITRICT TO 'B-I" GENERAL .. ,, T,Theqityiyai.rnt.4sa tape reqqrding Ia) I,:ppb!iGhea
':' tW iRI 'L DIS'IRICT ANDIADOPTllNG;A., i, i,; theieyqtNiguiLypui ybh,to appeal a decision, the tape may
MA" NE -PLAN AND SUPPORTING' DOGUT.i,; not adequ~deyinsrea verbatim record of the proceeding
MENTATION FOR AN "CPUD" COMMERCIAL .., fq.re, you may wishs to provide a court report .....u.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR A 33 FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED An ..i'.r.ei:c.
UNIT- .MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT; viduals with hearing impairment will be made availal
IMPOSING CONDITIONS OF DEVELOPMENT; requests made at least 72 hours in advance. Also, an
CERTIFYING CONSISTENCY WITH THE Hearing Device (magnifier) is available from the City
CITY'S ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; use in Council Chambers and all meeting rooms through
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES City. This document is available in the following access
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT mats: Braille, Large Print, Audio Tape, and Electronic
HEREWITH TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CON- Computer Disks.
FLICT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.,(PUD 2007-3) DIANE M. CORNA, MMC

This Ordinance is available for review, in the City
Department. Interested parties are invited to attend this
and be heard.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of
Council, City Board, or City Commission, with respect
matter considered at this meeting will need a record of
ceedings, and for such purpose, may need to ensure that
tim record of the proceedings is made, which record incl
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be t
The City maintains a tape recording of all public hea
the event that you wish to appeal a decision, the tape ma:
not adequately insure a verbatim record of the proceeding
fore, you may wish to provide a court reporter at your e.
FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED An interpreter
viduals with hearing impairment will be made availal
requests made at least 72 hours in advance. Also, an
Hearing Device (magnifier) is available from the City
use in Council Chambers and all meeting rooms through
City. This document is available in the following access
mats: Braille, Large Print, Audio Tape, and Electronic
Computer Disks.

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030908 '

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING UPON ORDINANCE I
DATE CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Pinellas Park,
Florida, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING upon the following
ORDINANCE NO. 3520 in City Hall. 5141 78th Avenue, Th
Pinellas Park, Florida on the 22nd day of March, 2007 at 7:30 Depart
P.M., the title of said ORDINANCE being as follows: and be
An
ORDINANCE NO. 3520 Council
matter
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ADOPTED ceedinl
MASTER PLAN CONTROLLING DEVELOP- tim rec
MENT IN AN EXISTING "IPUD" INDUSTRIAL testinmo
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR PROP- Th
ERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 10450 66TH the eve
STREET NORTH, MORE PARTICULARLY not ade
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A" WHICH IS lore, yo
ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART .FC
THEREOF: IMPOSING CERTAIN CONDITIONS viduals
OF DEVELOPMENT; CERTIFYING CONSIS- request
TENCY WITH THE CITY'S ADOPTED COM- Hearing
PREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR use in'
REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF City. T
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH TO mats: 1
THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; PROVID- Compu
ING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (PUD 2003-4
(R) 2)

This Ordinance is available for review, in the City Clerk's
Department. Interested parties are invited to attend this meeting 10005
and be heard.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the City
Council, City Board, or City Commission, with respect to any
matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the pro-
ceedings, and for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verba-
tim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
The City maintains a tape recording of all public hearings. In
the event that you wish to appeal a decision, the tape may or may
not adequately insure a verbatim record of the proceedings.'there-
fore. you may wish to provide a court reporter at your expense.
FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED An interpreter for indi- Se;
viduals with hearing impairment will be made available upon Manage
requests made at least 72 hours in advance. Also, an Assistive Center.
Hearing Device (magnifier) is available from the City Clerk for 33701
use in Council Chambers and all meeting rooms throughout the Bid No
City. This document is available in the following accessible for- 2007.
mats: Braille. Large Print. Audio Tape, and Electronic File on ing the
Computer Disks. The Cil

030925 10005

DIANE M. CORNA. MMC
CITY CLERK
CITY OF PINELLAS PARK
MAR 9. 2007

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030912 18313

CITY CLERK
CITY OF PINELLAS PARK
MAR 9. 2007

)TICE OF PUBLIC HEARING UPON ORDINAl
notice is hereby given that the City Council of Pinel
a, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING upon the fi
NANCE NO. 3544 in City Hall, 5141 78th
s Park, Florida on the 22nd day of March, 2007
he title of said ORDINANCE being as follows:

ORDINANCE NO. 3544

AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING INTO THE CIT
OF PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA, A CERTAIN
PARCEL OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED /
5136 106TH AVENUE NORTH. LEGAL
DESCRIBED AS ATTACHED HERETO I
EXHIBIT "A" AND MADE A PART HERE
LYING WITHIN SECTION 17. TOWNSHIP :
SOUTH, RANGE 16 EAST, PINELLAS COUNT
FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT C
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CORP(
RATE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF PINE]
LAS PARK, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR TH
ASSIGNMENT OF CITY ZONING CLASSIFIC,
TION; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORD
DANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES COl
FLICTING HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR A
EFFECTIVE DATE. (JULIAN AND MAYURE
BELL AX07-27)

is Ordinance is available for review, in the City
ment. Interested parties are invited to attend this
heard.
ly person who decides to appeal any decision of
il, City Board, or City Commission, with respect
considered at this meeting will need a record of
gs, and for such purpose, may need to ensure that
ord of the proceedings is made, which record incl
ny and evidence upon which the appeal is to be b
e City maintains a tape recording of all public hea
nt that you wish to appeal a decision, the tape may
equately insure a verbatim record of the proceeding
ou may wish to provide a court reporter at your ex
OR THE HEARING IMPAIRED An interpreter
With hearing impairment will be made availat
:s made at least 72 hours in advance. Also. an
g Device (magnifier) is available from the City C
Council Chambers and all meeting rooms through
his document is available in the following access
Braille, Large Print, Audio Tape, and Electronic
ter Disks.

aled bids will be received by the Purchasing and M
ement Director. City of St. Petersburg. Municipal
5th Floor, One 4th Street North. St. Petersburg,
for: 285-76 Annual Contract for Lighting, Stree
.6591A. bid opening at 3:00 p.m. ET. Monday, M
This bid and all addenda may he downloaded by
City's website at www.stpete.org/purchase/solb
ty of St. Petersburg, Florida reserves the right to a
ny and all bids. The City reserves the right to wai
es on bids. The decision as to what constitutes a
shall rest solely with Louis Moore. CPPO. Dir
sing and Materials Management.
Mar 9. 2007

SE IN RE: ESTATE OF
4S VIRGINIA F. MATHEW-
IE SON. a/k/a VIRGINIA
.L MATHEWSON. a/k/a VIR-
A GINIA FAYE MATHEWSON.
.Y Deceased.
.Y The administration of
.Y the estate of VIRGINIA F.
IS MATHEWSON. a/k/a VIR-
IT GINIA MATHEWSON, a/k/a
'H VIRGINIA FAYE MATHEW-
'E SON, deceased, whose date of
II- death was December 10. 2006.
N- and whose Social Security
"H Number is 160-28-4638. is
'E pending in the Circuit Court
for Pinellas County, Florida.
Probate Division, the address
y Clerk's of which is 315 Court Street.
meeting Clearwater. Florida 33756.
The names and addresses of
the City the Personal Representative
:t to any and the Personal
the pro- Representative's attorney are
a verba- set forth below.
ludes the All Creditors of the
based. decedent and other persons
rings. In having claims or demands
y or may against decedent's estate on
gs, there- whom a copy of this notice is
expense. required to be served must file
for indi- their claims, with this court
ble upon WITHIN .THE LATER OF
Assistive THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER
Clerk for THE DATE OF THE FIRST
;houtthe PUBLICATION OF THIS
;ible for- NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
File on AFTER THE DATE OF SER-
VICE OF A COPY OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the
decedent and other persons
having claims or demands
030909 against decedent's estate must
file their claims with this court
WITHIN THREE (3)
CE" MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
las Park, OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
ollowing TION OF THIS NOTICE.
Avenue, ALL CLAIMS NOT
at 7:30FILED WITHIN THE TIME
PERIODS SET FORTH 'IN
SECTION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE
WILL BE FOREVER
IN BARRED.
IN NOTWITHSTANDING
AT THE TIME PERIOD SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (2) OR
SF, MORE YEARS AFTER THE
30 DECEDENT'S DATE OF
Y, DEATH IS BARRED.
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tion of this notice is March 9,
L- 2007.
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A- Personal Representative:
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Attorney for Personal
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030910 IN RE: ESTATE OF
WILLIAM COLIN
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at 7:30 COLIN CRAVEN, deceased,
whose date of death was
September 18. 2006; File
Number 07-213 ES. UCN #
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'N Clearwater. Florida 33756-
IN
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30 es of the personal representa-
Y. tive and the personal represen-
3F tative's attorney are set forth
below.
O-
SAll creditors of the dece-
L-
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S claims or demands against
I- decedent's estate on whom a
)I-
S copy of this notice is required
N to be served must file their
claims with this court WITHIN
THE LATER OF THREE (3)
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
Clerk'sOF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
S sTION OF THIS NOTICE OR
meeting 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE
S OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF
the City THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
the po- All other creditors of the
a verba- decedent and other persons
udes the having claims or demands
asked, against decedent's estate must
rings. In file their claims with this court
rings WITHIN THREE (3)
y or may MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
s. there- OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
pense. TION OF THIS NOTICE.
f d- ALL CLAIMS NOT
le upon FILED WITHIN THE TIME
Assistive PERIODS SET FORTH IN
lerk for SECTION 733.702 OF THE
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I f WILL BE FOREVER
Fleo BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING
THE TIME PERIOD SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (2) OR
030911 MORE YEARS AFTER THE
DECEDENT'S DATE OF
DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publica-
tion of this notice is March 9.
2007.
CAROL C. CRAVEN
Personal Representative
1414 Bentley Street
Clearwater. FL 33755

PROPOSED ANNEXATION ORDINANCE
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Pinellas Park. Florida. will hold a PUBLIC
HEARING in City Hall. 5141 78th Avenue. Pinellas Park. Florida on the 22nd day of March. 2007
at 7:30 P.M. concerning proposed VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION ORDINANCE NO. 6136 106th
Avenue North. The proposed ANNEXATION ORDINANCE NO. 3544 and complete legal
description of the area to be annexed are available for review, in the City Clerk's Department.

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PROPOSED ANNEXATION ORDINANCE
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Pinellas Park. Florida. will hold a PUBLIC
HEARING in City Hall. 5141 78th Avenue. Pinellas Park. Florida on the 22nd day of March, 2007
at 7:30 P.M. concerning proposed VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION ORDINANCE NO. 6270 1 18th
Avenue North. The proposed ANNEXATION ORDINANCE NO. 3543 and complete legal
description of the area to be annexed are available for review. in the City Clerk's Department.

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INVITATION TO BID

TO: ALL INTERESTED BIDDERS/PROPOSERS AND FIRMS

Sealed bids/proposals will be received by the Board of
County Commissioners. Pinellas County. Clearwater, Florida in
the office of the Director of Purchasing. County Annex Office
Building. 400 South Fort Harrison Avenue. 6th Floor, Clearwater,
Florida. and will be opened and read aloud for the following:

'"PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES REQUIRING REA-
SONABLE ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
PROCEEDING/EVENT, SHOULD CALL 727/464-4062
(VOICE/TDD) FAX 727/464-4157, NOT LATER THAN
SEVEN-DAYS PRIOR TO THE PROCEEDING."
Further information may be obtained by contacting the
Pinellas County Purchasing Department, at the above address or
telephone 727/464-3311. Bid information may be obtained by '
visiting the Pinellas County Purchasing Department web site
www.pinellascounty.org/purchase Any bids received after the
specified time and date will not be considered.

RONNIE DUNCAN. Cha
Board of County Commis

Interested parties are invited to attend this meeting and be heard. Interested parties are invited to attend this meeting and be heard.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the City Council, City Board, or City Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the City Council. City Board, or City 15000
Commission, with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the pro- Commission, with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the pro-
ceedings, and for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is ceedings. and for such purpose. may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is
made. which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based, made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
The City maintains a tape recording of all public hearings. In the event that you wish to appeal The City maintains a tape recording of all public hearings. In the event that you wish to appeal
a decision, the tape may or may not adequately insure a verbatim record of the proceedings, there- a decision, the tape may or may not adequately insure a verbatim record of the proceedings, there-
fore, you may wish to provide a court reporter at your expense, fore, you may wish to provide a court reporter at your expense.'
FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED An interpreter for individuals with hearing impairment will FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED An interpreter for individuals with hearing impairment will TO: AL
be made available upon requests made at least 72 hours in advance. Also, an Assistive Hearing be made available upon requests made at least 72 hours in advance. Also, an Assistive Hearing
Device (magnifier) is available from the City Clerk for use in Council Chambers and all meeting Device (magnifier) is available from the City Clerk for use in Council Chambers and all meeting Set
rooms throughout the City. This document is available in the following accessible formats: Braille, rooms throughout the City. This document is available in the following accessible formats: Braille, Commi
Large Print, Audio Tape; and Electronic File on Computer Disks. Large Print, Audio Tape; and Electronic File on Computer Disks. office
DIANE M. CORNA, MMC DIANE M. CORNA, MMC Buildin
CITY CLERK CITY CLERK Florida
CITY OF PINELLAS PARK CITY OF PINELLAS PARK be opera
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING UPON ORDINANCE
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Pinellas Park,
Florida, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING upon the following
ORDINANCE NO. 3540 in City Hall, 5141 78th Avenue,
Pinellas Park, Florida on the 22nd day,of March, 2007 at 7:30
P.M.. the title of said ORDINANCE being as follows:

ORDINANCE NO. 3540

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 3385, BY AMENDING THE CITY'S ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE FEE SCHEDULE; BY AMENDING
THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: "ALL DEPART-
MENTS", "FIRE DEPARTMENT", "LIBRARY
DIVISION", "MEDIA AND PUBLIC EVENTS"
AND "RECREATION DIVISION", AS LISTED IN
EXHIBIT "A"; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN.
CONFLICT HEREWITH TO THE EXTENT OF
SUCH CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Ordinance is available for review, in the City Clerk's
Department. Interested parties are invited to attend'this meeting
and be heard.
Any person who decides tq appeal any decision of the City
Council, City Board, or City Commission, with respect to any
matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the pro-
ceedings. and for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verba-
tim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
The City maintains a tape recording of all public hearings. In
the event that you wish to appeal a decision, the tape may or may
not adequately insure a verbatim record of the proceedings, there-
fore, you may wish to provide a court reporter at your expense.
FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED An interpreter for indi-
viduals with hearing impairment will be made available upon
requests made at least 72 hours in advance. Also, an Assistive
Hearing Device (magnifier) is available from the City Clerk for
use in Council Chambers and all meeting rooms throughout the
City. This document is available in the following accessible for-
mats: Braille, Large Print, Audio Tape, and Electronic File on-
Computer Disks. ..... .

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING UPON ORDINANCE
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Pinellas Park.
Florida, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING upon the following
ORDINANCE NO. 3537 in City Hall, 5141 78th Avenue.
Pinellas Park. Florida on the 22nd day of March, 2007 at 7:30
P.M., the title of said ORDINANCE being as follows:

ORDINANCE NO. 3537

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18,
(LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE), ARTICLE 15
"ZONING" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF PINELLAS PARK. FLORIDA.
BY AMENDING SECTION 18-1507,
"ACCESSORY USE AND SUPPLEMENTARY
DISTRICT REGULATIONS", SUBSECTION 18-
1507.9 "FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES" TO
ADDRESS ELECTRIC OR OTHER SECURITY
FENCING IN RESPONSE TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
HOMELAND SECURITY REGARDING PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE, TO ALLOW
ELECTRIFIED AND BARBED WIRE FENCING
IN THE "P" PUBLIC DISTRICT; PROVIDING
FOR CERTIFICATION BY CITY COUNCIL
THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS IN
CONFORMANCE WITH THE CITY'S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH TO
THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT:
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (LDC
2007-04)

This Ordinance is available for review, in the City Clerk's
Department. Interested parties are invited to attend this meeting
and be heard.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the City
Council, City Board, or City Commission, with respect to any
matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the pro-
ceedings, and for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verba-
tim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
The City maintains a tape recording of all public hearings. In
the event that you wish to appeal a decision, the tape may or may
not adequately insure a verbatim record of the proceedings, there-
fore, you may wish to provide a court reporter at your expense.
FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED An interpreter for indi-
viduals with hearing impairment will be made available upon
requests made at least 72 hours in advance. Also, an Assistive
Hearing Device (magnifier) is available from the City Clerk for
use in Council Chambers and all meeting rooms throughout the
City. This document is available in the following accessible for-
mats: Braille, Large Print, Audio Tape, and Electronic File on
Computer Disks.

Sealed Bids will be received by the Purchasing and Materials
Management Director, City of St. Petersburg, Municipal Services
Center, 5th Floor, One 4th Street North. St. Petersburg, Florida.
33701 for: 912-31 Design, Fabrication and Installation of
Monument Sign at Albert Whitted Airport, Bid No. 6601, bid
opening at 3:00 p.m. ET, Thursday. March 22, 2007. A Pre Bid
Conference will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday. March 14,
2007 at the Albert Whitted Airport, Hangar No. I. 2nd Floor. 107
8th Ave. SE ST Petersburg FL 33701. This bid and all addenda
may be downloaded by accessing the City's website at
www.stpete.org/purchase/solbidn.htm. The City of St.
Petersburg. Florida reserves the right to accept or reject any and
all bids. The City reserves the right to waive technicalities on
bids. The decision as to what constitutes a technicality shall rest
solely with Louis Moore, CPPO. Director of Purchasing and
Materials Management.
18313 Mar 9. 2007 030934

AIM Towing and Recovery gives notice that the following
vehicles will be auctioned for unpaid towing and storage charges
on 03/22/2007, 9:00 am at 7658 Ulmerton Road Largo, FL
33771. pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes.
AIM Towing and Recovery reserves the right to accept or reject
any and/or all bids.

Year Make
1991 SATURN HOMES
1998 JEEP

Vin Number
IG8ZK5476MZ131368
1J4FT68SOWL266811

AIM Towing and Recovery gives notice that the following
vehicles will be auctioned for unpaid towing and storage charges
on 03/23/2007, 9:00 am at 7658 Ulmerton Road Largo, FL
33771. pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes.
AIM Towing and Recovery reserves the right to accept or reject
any and/or all bids.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING UPON ORDINANCE
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Pinellas Park,
Florida. will hold a PUBLIC HEARING upon the following
ORDINANCE NO. 3538 in City Hall, 5141 78th Avenue,
Pinellas Park, Florida on the 22nd day of March. 2007 at 7:30
P.M.. the title of said ORDINANCE being as follows:

This Ordinance is available for review, in the City Clerk's
Department. Interested parties are invited to attend this meeting
and be heard.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the City
Council, City Board, or City Commission, with respect to any
matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the pro-
ceedings, and for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verba-
tim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
The City maintains a tape recording of all public hearings. In
the event that you wish to appeal a decision, the tape may or may
not adequately insure a verbatim record of the proceedings, there-
fore, you may wish to provide a court reporter at your expense.
FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED An interpreter for indi-
viduals with hearing impairment will be made available upon
requests made at least 72 hours in advance. Also, an Assistive
Hearing Device (magnifier) is available from the City Clerk for
use in Council Chambers and all meeting rooms throughout the
City. This document is available in the following accessible for-
mats: Braille, Large Print, Audio Tape. and Electronic File on
Computer Disks.

CONDITIONAL USE TO ALLOW "DWELLINGS. MULTI-
FAMILY" IN THE "B-l" GENERAL COMMERCIAL
ZONING DISTRICT WITH A VARIANCE TO THE
SOUTHER FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM 30 FEET TO
23 FEET AT THE ABOVE LOCATION.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision with respect
to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the
proceedings, and for such purpose, may need to ensure that a ver-
batim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes
the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
The City maintains a tape recording of all public hearings. In the
event that you wish to appeal a decision, the tape may or may not
adequately insure a verbatim record of the proceedings: there-
fore. you may wish to provide a court reporter at your expense.
For the hearing impaired, a deaf interpreter will be made
available upon request made at least 72 hours in advance.

DIANE M. CORNA, MMC
CITY CLERK
CITY OF PINELLAS PARK
Mar 9 2007

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that THE COUNTY OF
PINELLAS, the holders) of the following certificate has/have
filed for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number,
year of issuance, property description, and the names in which
the property was assessed are as follows:

Certificate number 10252 Year of issuance 2004

Said certificate embraces the following described property in
the County of Pinellas, State of Florida:

HOLLYWOOD ADD. REV MAP OF BLK 4, N 40FT OF
LOT + N 40FT OF LOT I'

PARCEL: 25/31/16/40734/004/0100

Name in which assessed:
JW ENTERPRISES INC

Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law,
the propertyldescribed in such certificate will be sold to the high-
est bidder at, the Court House door on the 13th day of March,
2007 at 11:00 A.M. A nonrefundable cash deposit of $200.00
will be collected at the time of sale per F.S. 197.542(2).
If you are a person with a disability who needs accommodation
in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no
cost to you. to the provision of certain assistance. Within two (2)
working days of the publication of this NOTICE OF APPLICA-
TION FOR TAX DEED please contact the Human Rights Office,
400 S. Ft. Harrison Ave., Ste. 300, Clearwater. FL 33756, (727)
464-4062 (V/TDD).

aled bids will be received by the Board of County
ssioners, Pinellas County, Clearwater, Florida in the
of the Director of Purchasing, County Annex% Office
Ig, 400 South Fort Harrison Avenue. 6th Floor, Clearwater,
, until April 12. 2007 @ 3:00 P.M. and will then and there
led and read aloud for the following:

e engineering estimate for this project is $3,239,402.45
IERE WILL BE A NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID
ERENCE HELD ON MARCH 28. 2007 AT 9:00 A.M..
ILIC WORKS OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING, CON-
ICE ROOM 11I, 440 COURT STREET IST FLOOR,
WATER, FLORIDA.
bids for construction in excess of $100,000.00 will be
ered only from bidders who have pre-qualified ROAD &
T type construction with this office prior to submitting
Inly those bids from bidders who are pre-qualified with
s County in the amount that equals or exceeds their bid
Sthe opening of bids will be considered.
ans, specifications and bid forms will be available on com-
sc at no charge and may be obtained from Public Works
cering Department, Pinellas County Technical Services
Ig, 440 Court Street, 4th Floor, Clearwater. Florida. Mail
s should be addressed to, 440 Court Street, Ist Floor,
after, Florida 33756.
RSONS WITH DISABILITIES REQUIRING REA-
BLE ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
EEDING/EVENT, SHOULD CALL 727/464-4062 -
E/TDD) FAX 727/464-4157, NOT LATER THAN.
4 DAYS PRIOR TO THE PROCEEDING."
her information may be obtained by contacting the
sing Department, at the above address or telephone num-
'/464-3311. Bid information may be obtained by visiting
ellas County Purchasing Department web site
inellascounty.org/purchasWe Any bids received after the
:d time and date will not be considered.

RONNIE DUNCAN, Chairman
Board of County Commissioners

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING UPON ORDINANCE
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Pinellas Park,
Florida, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING upon the following
ORDINANCE NO. 3539 in City Hall, 5141 78th Avenue,
Pinellas Park, Florida on the 22nd day of March, 2007 at 7:30
P.M., the title of said ORDINANCE being as follows:

ORDINANCE NO. 3539

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18,
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, OF THE CITY
OF : PiNELLAS PARK. FLORIDA. BY
AMENDING ARTICLE 15 "ZONING", SECTION
18-1502.2 "DEFINITIONS"; BY AMENDING
SECTION 18-1505 "GENERAL PROVISIONS.
SUBSECTION 18-1505.5 "CERTIFICATES OF
APPROVAL AND OCCUPANCY"; BY
AMENDING SECTION 18-1507 "ACCESSORY
USE AND SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT
REGULATIONS". SUBSECTIONS 18-
1507.8(D)7, 18-1507.11(N), 18-1507.12(E)2., 18-
1507.13(C)8. AND 9.; BY AMENDING SECTION
18-1509 "CONDITIONAL USE REGULATIONS",
SUBSECTIONS 18-1509.2(A), 18-1509.3(A), 18-
1509.6 "COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL HOME
(MORE THAN 14 RESIDENTS) CONDITIONS
11 AND 12, DISPLACED YOUTH AND ADULT
SHELTERS CONDITIONS 13 AND 14.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTERS
CONDITIONS 13 AND 14, OFFENDER
HALFWAY HOUSE CONDITIONS 11 AND 12.
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES
CONDITIONS 11 AND 12 AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE CENTERS CONDITIONS II AND 12;
BY AMENDING SECTION 18-1510
"NONCONFORMITIES, SUBSECTION 18-
15010.2(B)1.; BY AMENDING SECTION 18-1511
"PARKING REGULATIONS", SUBSECTION
(H)3.; BY AMENDING ARTICLE 16 "PINELLAS
PARK CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM. SUBSECTION 18-1603.(N); AND BY
AMENDING ARTICLE 17, PINELLAS PARK
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT,
SUBSECTION 18-1714.3(H)2.; BY ADOPTING
NEW TERMINOLOGY AS PRESENTED TO
AND APPROVED BY TIE GOVERNOR IN
HOUSE BILL 1269; SO SAID SECTIONS SHALL
NOW READ "BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTSS);
PROVIDING FOR CERTIFICATION BY CITY
COUNCIL THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS IN
CONFORMANCE WITH THE CITY'S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN: PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH TO
THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (LDC
2007-07)

This Ordinance is available for review, in the City Clerk's
Department. Interested parties are invited to attend this meeting
and be heard.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the City
Council, City Board. or City Commission, with respect to any
matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the pro-
ceedings. and for such purpose. may need to ensure that a verba-
tim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
The City maintains a tape recording of all public hearings. In
the event that you wish to appeal a decision, the tape may or may
not adequately insure a verbatim record of the proceedings, there-
fore, you may wish to provide a court reporter at your expense.
FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED An interpreter for indi-
viduals with hearing impairment will be made available upon
requests made at least 72 hours in advance. Also, an Assistive
Hearing Device (magnifier) is available from the City Clerk for
use in Council Chambers and all meeting rooms throughout the
City. This document is available in the following accessible for-
mats: Braille. Large Print. Audio Tape. and Electronic File on
Computer Disks.

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
JOHN W. BOERKER.
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of John W. Boerker,
deceased, is pending in the Circuit Court for Pinellas County,
Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 545 First
Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701. The name and
address of the Personal Representative and the Personal
Representative's attorney are set'forth below.
All interested parties are required to file with this Court,
WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE:
I. All claims against the estate; and
2. Any objections by an interested person to whom
notice was mailed that challenges the validity of the estate, the
qualification of the Personal Representative. venue, or jurisdic-
tion of the Court.
ALL CLAIMS AND OBJECTIONS NOT SO FILED WILL
BE FOREVER BARRED.
The date of the first publication of this Notice is March 9,
2007.
Robert Boerker
Personal Representative

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose
a Mortgage on the following real property in Pinellas County.
Florida:

Unit No. A-107, BELLA VISTA ON LAKE SEMINOLE.
a Condominium. according to the Declaration of
Condominium recorded in Official Records Book 14516.
page 465. and all amendments thereto, of the public
records of Pinellas County, Florida.

has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy
of your written defenses, if any. within 30 days after the first publica-
tion of this Notice of Action, on RUSSELL A. WHITE. ESQ.,
Plaintilf"s attorney, whose address is 1401 East Broward Boulevard.
Suite 300. Fort Lauderdalec Florida .3301, on or before April 9.2007.
and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service
on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter, otherwise a default
will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
DATED: March 6. 2007

You are notified that an
action has been filed against
you and you are required to
serve a copy of your written
defenses, if any. to it on MAR-
ILYN J. TRZASKUS. whose
address is 7151 SUNSET
WAY, ST. PETE FL 33706. on
or before March 23. 2007. and
file the original with the clerk
of this Court at 315 COURT
STREET, CLEARWATER. FL
33756. before service on
Petitioner or immediately
thereafter. If you fail to do so.
a default may be entered
against you for the relief
demanded in the petition.
Copies of all court docu-
ments in this case. including
orders, are available at the
Clerk'of the Circuit Court's
Office. You may review these
documents upon request.
You must keep the Clerk
of the Circuit Court's Office
notified of your current
address. (You may file Notice
of Current Address. Florida
Supreme Court Approved
Family Law Form 12.915.)
Future papers in this lawsuit
will be mailed to the address
on record at the Clerk's office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285.
Florida Family Laws of
Procedure, requires certain
automatic disclosure of docu-
ments and information. Failure
to comply can result in sanc-
tions, including dismissal or
striking of pleadings.
Dated February 15, 2007.
I. DANIEL KELSON.
COURT DOCUMENT SER-
VICES. INC.. a nonlawyer.
located at PO BOX 90275.
LAKELAND. FL 33804. (863)
944-1780. helped MARILYN
J. TRZASKUS. who is the
Petitioner. fill out this form.

IN RE: ESTATE OF
CHARLES MICHAEL
MORRISON,
Deceased.
The administration of
the estate of CHARLES
MICHAEL MORRISON.
deceased, whose date of death
was May 12, 2005, is pending
in the Circuit Court for Pinellas
County. Probate Division. File
Number
522006CP005210XXESXX.
the address of which is Pinellas
County Clearwater
Courthouse, 315 Court Street.
Clearwater, Florida 33756. The
names and addresses of the
personal representative and the
personal representative's attor-
ney are set forth below.
All creditors of the dece-
dent and other persons who
have claims or demands
against decedent's estate.
including unmatured, contin-
gent, or unliquidated claims.
and who have been served a
copy of this notice, must file
their claims with this Court
WITHIN THE LATER OF
THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER
THE DATE OF THE FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS
NOTICE OR THIRTY (30)
DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF
SERVICE OF A COPY OF
THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the
decedent and other persons
who have claims or demands
against decedent's estate.
including unmatured. contin-
gent, or unliquidated claims,
must file their claims with this
Court WITHIN THREE (3)
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT
SO FILED WILL BE FOREV-
ER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING
THE TIME PERIODS SET
FORTH ABOVE. ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (2) OR
MORE YEARS AFTER THE
DECEDENT'S DATE OF
DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publica-
tion of this Notice is March 2.
2007.
LAURA K. MORRISON
Personal Representative
6001 Apple Cross Street
'St. Petersburg, Florida 33709

SUBIECT- ANNEXATION WITH WAIVERS (AX 015-
5.1. Any written communication should be received 8 days prior
to the public hearing date in order to he made part of the record
and letters should be addressed to Community Redevelopment
Agency. Post Office Box 1100. Pinellai Park. FL 33780. All oral
communication concerning any Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing
cases) which may appear in this notice is prohibited by Florida
State law unless made at the public hearing.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision with respect
to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the
proceedings, and for such purpose, may need to ensure that a ver-
batim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes
the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
The City maintains a tape recording of all public hearings. In the
event that you wish to appeal a decision, the tape may or may not
adequately insure a verbatim record of the proceedings: there-
fore, you may wish to provide a court reporter at your expcnse.
For the hearing impaired, a deal interpreter will he made
available upon request made at least 72 hours in advance.

SUBJECT: CU2007-11 CONSIDERATION'OF A
REOUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE TO ALLOW AN
"EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION" AND THE EXPAN-
SION OF A CONDITIONAL USE FOR AN EXISTING
"CHILD CARE, TYPE ii" IN THE "R-5" MULTI-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT WITH WAIVERS TO THE
FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT OFR AN EDUCA-
TIONAL INSTITUTION (ELEMENTARY SCHOOL) OF 4
ACRES. THAT NO BUILDING SHALL BE LOCATED
CLOSER THAN 25 FEET TO ANY PROPERTY LINE AND
ANY PLAYGROUND SHALL BE BORDERED WITH A
EIGHT-FOOT-HIGH FENCE AT THE ABOVE LOCA-
TION.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision with respect
to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the
proceedings. and for such purpose, may need to ensure that a ver-
batim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes
the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
The City maintains a tape recording of all public hearings. In the
event that you wish to appeal a decision, the tape may or may not
adequately insure a verbatim record of the proceedings: there-
fore. you may wish to provide a court reporter at your expense.
For the hearing impaired, a deaf interpreter will be made
available upon request made at least 72 hours in advance.

IN RE- ESTATE OF
KAZYS JASINSKAS.
Deceased.
The administration of the
ectae iof KAZYS J-\SIN-
SKAS. deceased, who died on
November 30. 2006. File
Number 06-8908-ES03. is
pending in the Circuit Court
for Pinellas Count)y. Florida.
Probalte Division, tIhe address
of which is 315 Court Street.
Clearwater. Florida '33756.
The names and addresses of
the personal representative and
the personal representative's
attorney arc iset Ibrli below.
All creditors of the dece-
dent and other persons having
claims or demands against
decedent's estate o n whom a
copy of this notice is served
must file Iheir claim with this
court WITHIN THE LATER
'OFTHREE MONTHS AFTER
THE DATE OF THE FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS
NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF SER-
VICE OF A COPY OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM.
All ioter creditors of the
decedent and other persons
having claims or demands
against decedent's estate must
file their claims with this court
WITHIN THREE MONTHS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE
FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO
FILED WII.L BE FOREVER
BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING
THE TIME PERIOD SET
FORTH ABOVE. ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (2) OR
MORE YEARS AFTER THE
DECEDENT'S DATE OF
DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publica-
tion of this notice is March 9.
20((7.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING UPON RESOLUTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Pinellas,Park. CUlT IN AND FOR F
Florida, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING upon the following FLOI
RESOLUTION NO. 07-07 in City Hall. 5141 78th Avenue, CASE NO.: 0
Pinellas Park, Florida on the 22nd day of March. 2007 at 7:30
P.M., the title of said RESOLUTION being as follows:' IN RE: ASTRID GIRAT.DO''
: . ,,' ~ ', ' : ,

RESOLUTION NO. 07-0.7

A RESOLUTION VACATING AN APPROXI-
MATELY 10-FOOT-WIDE BY 389.8-FOOT-
LONG NORTH/SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY
(ALLEY) GENERALLY LOCATED BETWEEN
76TH AND 77TH AVENUES AND 58TH AND
59TH STREETS. (BLOCK 10 OF PINELLAS

TO: SHARON R. HARRIS
Residence Unknown
You are notified that an
action has been filed against
youI and you aire required to
serve a copy of your written
defenses. if any. to it on
CLYDE R. HARRIS. whose
address is 1237 Everglades
Avenue. Clearvw'ater. FL 33764.
(727) 559-2267 on or before
March 26. 2007. and file the
original with the clerk of this
Court at CLERK OF COURT.
315 Court Street. Clearwater,
FL 33756. before service oni
Petitioner or immediately
thereafter. It you fail to do so.
a default may be entered
against you for the relief
demanded in the petition.
Copies of iall court docu-
ments in this case. including
orders, are available at the
Clerk of the Circuit Court's
Office. You may review these
documents upon request.
You must keep the Clerk
of the Circuit Court's Office
notified of your current
address. (You may file Notice
of Current Address. Florida
Supreme Court Approved
Family Law Form 12.915.)
Future papers in this lawsuit
will be mailed to the address
on record at the Clerk's office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285,
Florida Family Laws of
Procedure. requires certain
automatic disclosure of docu-
ments and information. Failure
to comply can result in sanc-
tions. including dismissal or
striking of pleadings.
Dated February 9, 2007.
1. Teresa Lee. a nonlawyer,
located at 24724 State Road
54, #266. Lutz. FL. 33559
(813) 600-1708. helped
CLYDE R. HARRIS. who is
the Petitioner. fill out this lorm.
KEN BURKE
CLERK OF
THE CIRCUIT COURT
315 Court Street
Clearwater. FL 33756
By: LINDA PREIATO
Deputy Clerk
DM021607 Feb 16.23. Mar 2.9
021607

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MARK PALAU.
Respondent

TO: MARK PALAU
3003 Collins St.
Tampa. FL. 33607

PARK SUBDIVISION) SECTION 28. TOWNSHIP You are notified that an action has been filed against you and
30 SOUTH, RANGE 16 EAST; PROVIDING FOR you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses. if any.
AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (V 2007-1) to it on ASTRID GIRALDO. whose address is 2997 138th Place.
Largo. Florida 33771, on or before March 30, 2007, and file the
This Resolution is available for review, in the City Clerk's original with the clerk of this Court at 315 Court Street.
Department. Interested parties are invited to attend this meeting Clearwater, Florida.33756, before service 6n Petitioner or imme-
and be heard. diately thereafter. If you fail to do so. a default may be entered
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the City against you for the relief demanded in the petition.
Council, City Board. or City Commnission. with respect to any Copies of all court documents in this case. including orders,
matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the pro- are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court's Office. You may
ceedings, and for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verba- review these documents upon request.
tim record of the proceedings is made. which record includes the You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court's Otfice noti-
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. fled of your current address. (You may file Notice of Current
The City maintains a tape recording of all public hearings. In Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form
the event that you wish to appeal a decision, the tape may or may 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the
not adequately insure a verbatim record of the pruccedings, address on record at the Clerk's office.
therefore, you may wish to provide a court reporter at your WARNING: Rule 12.285. Florida Family Laws of
expense. Procedure. requires certain automatic disclosure of documents
FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED An interpreter for indi- and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions.
viduals with hearing impairment will be made available upon including dismissal or striking of pleadings.
requests made at least 72 hours in advance. Also, an Assistive Dated February 22. 2007.
Hearing Device (magnifier) is available from the City Clerk for I. SUSAN ELLIS. a nonlawyer, located at 4823 Silver Star
use in Council Chambers and all meeting rooms throughout the #110. Orlando. Florida, 32808. (352) 254-4440. helped ASTRID
City. This document is available in the following accessible for- GIRALDO. who is the Petitioner, fill out this form.
mats: Braille, Large Print, Audio Tape, and Electronic File on
Computer Disks. KEN BURKE

DIANE M. CORNA. MMC
CITY CLERK
CITY OF PINELLAS PARK
MAR 9. 2007

10005

030913

NOTICE OF FINAL AGENCY ACTION
BY THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Notice is given that the District's Final Agency Action
is approval of the Surface Water Management System on .35
acres to serve a townhome community known as Portofino NOTICE OF F
Townhomes. COURT IN Al[
The project is located in Pinellas County. Section(s) 25. COUNT'
Township 31 South, Range 15 East. The permit applicant is Boca
Ciega Bay Development Corp. whose address is 597 Corey Richai:d P. Shinn.
Avenue, St. Pete Beach, FL 33706. Plaintiff.

The permit No. is 44028726.001

The file(s) pertaining to the project referred to above is
available for inspection Monday through Friday except for legal
holidays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Southwest Florida Water
Management District (District) 2379 Broad Street. Brooksvillc,
FL 34604-6899
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
Any person whose substantial interests are affected by
the District's action regarding this permit may request an admiin-
istrative hearing in accordance with Sections 120.569 atnd
120.57, Florida Statutes (F.S.). and Chapter 28-106. Florida
Administrative Code (F.A.C.). of the Uniformn Rules of
Procedure.
A request for hearing must (1) explain how the substan-
tial interests of each person requesting the hearing will be affect-
ed by the District's' action, or final action: (2) state all material
facts disputed by each person requesting tihe hearing or state that
there are no disputed facts; and (3) othellrwise comply with
Chapter 28-106. F.A.C.
A request for hearing must be tiled with and received by
the Agency Clerk of the District at the District's Broooksville
address. 2379 Broad Street. Brooksville. FL 34604-6899 within
21 days of publication of this notice (or within 14 days for an
Environmental Resource Permit with Proprietary Aulhorization
for the use of Sovereign Submerged Lands).
Failure to file a request for hearing within this time peri-
od shall constitute a waiver ol any right such person may have to
request a hearing under Sections 120.569 and 120.57,.S.
Because the administrative hearing process is designed
to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means
that the District's final action may be different from the position
taken by it in this notice of final agency action.
Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by
any such final decision of the District on the application have the
right to petition to become a party to the proceeding. in accor-
dance with the requirements set forth above.
Mediation pursuant to Section 120.573. F.S.. to settle an
administrative dispute regarding the District's final action in this
matter is not available prior to the filing of a request for hearing.
13575 March 09. 2007 030940

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to a Final
Summary Judgment entered in Case No. 06-8271-Cl-19 of the
Circuit Court of the 6th Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas
County. F'lorida. in which Ricalid P. Shinn is ihe Plaiintiff and
Paul Dulncan and Melissa Duncai arie the Delfendants. that I will
sell to the highest and best Ibidder lIr cash at thlie lobby of the
Pincllas County Judicial Building. 545 I st Ave. N.. St. Pctersburg,
Florida a 11:)00 a.m.. on March 2 2. 2007. tie following described
property set flurth in tle said Final Summmnary Judgment:

The Easterly 15 feet of Lot I. and all of Lot 21. Block
105. Also the Eastelly 1/2 of vacated alley lying West of1
said Lol 21 and lying between ihe Northcly andl
Southlily boundary of lot 21 extending Westerly to the
center olf vacated alley: Also th;il pat of tlhe W'esterly 1/2
of said vacated alley lying Easterly of Lots I and 2. and
lying between tile Northerly boundary of said Lot I and
the Souiherly boundary of Lot 2 extended Easterly to the
center of said vacated alley: all in Pasadena-on-the-Gull
Section "C". according mto the map or plat thereof. as
recorded in Plat Book 7. Page 15. Public Record s i1f
Pincllas County. Florida.

You are notified that an
action has been filed against
you and you are required to
serve a copy of your written
defenses, if any. to it oni
FRANK CUMMINGS. JR..
whose address is 2009 Union
Street S., St. Pcltrsburg. FL
33712. (727) 553-9431 on or
before March 30, 2007. and file
the original with the clerk of
this Court. CLERK OF
COURT. 315 Court Street.
Clearwater. FL 33756 before
service on Petitioner or inlme-
diately ihereai'ter. If you Iail t
(1o so, a default may be entered
against you for the relief
demanded in Ihe petition.
Copies of all court docu-
ments in this case. including
orders, are available alt the
Clerk of the Circuit Court's
Office. You may review these
documents upon request.
You must keep tile Clerk
of' tile Circuit Court's Ollice
inotifiel of yoIul curilei t
address. (You may file Notice
of Current Address. Florida
Supreme Court Approved
Family Law Form 12.915.)
Future papers in this lawsuit
will be mailed to thle address
oiln record ai the Clerk's office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285.
Florida Family Laws of
Proccduie. requires certain
autiOlmatic disclosure oIf dCcu-
nlents and information. Failure
to comply can result in sanc-
tions, including dismissal or
striking of pleadiings.
Dated February 26, 2007.
1. Teresa Lee. a nonlawyer.
located at P.O. Box 7053.
Wesley Chapel. Fl 33544.
(813) 600-1708. helped
FRANK CUMMIINGS. JR.
who is tie Petitioner. ill out
tlils form.

IN RE: ESTATE O1-
JOHN W. BOERKER.
Deceased.
The administration f the
Estate of John W. Boerker.
deceased. is pending in the
Circuit Court for Pinellas
County. Florida. Probate
Division. the address of which
is 545 First Avenue North. St.
Petersburg. Florida. 33701.
The name and address of
the Personal Representative
and the Personalt
Reprecentative's attorney is set
forth bcloi.
All creditors of the dece-
dent and other persons having
claims or demands against
decedent's estate, including
unmatured. contingent, or
unliquidated claims. on whom
a copy of this notice is served
must file their claims with this
court within the later of three
months after the date of first
publication ol" this notice or
thirty days after lie date of ser-
vice of a copy of this notice on
them.
All other creditors of the
decedent and otler persons
having claims or demands
against the decedent's estate.
including unmatured. contin-
gent. or unliquidated claims.
must file their claims with this
Court within three months after
the date of the first 'publication
of this notice.
ALL CLAIMS.
DEMANDS OR OBJEC-
TIONS NOT SO FILED WILL
BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE
TIME PERIODS SET FORTH
ABOVE. ANY CLAIM FILED
TWO YEARS OR MORE
AFTER DECEDENT'S
DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publica-
tion of this notice is March 9,
2007.
Robert Boerker
Personal Representative

IN RE: ESTATE OF
PRISCILLA D. DUBAS,
Deceased.
The administration of tlle
estate of Priscilla Di. Dubas.
deceased, whose date of death
was December 25. 2006. and
whose Social Security Number
is 409-15-8269. is pending in
thc Circuit Court for Pinellas
County. Florida, Probate
Division, the address of which
is 315 Court Street, Clearwater.
FIL 33756. The names and
addressed of the personal rep-
.rsentalive and the personal
representative's attorney are set
forth below.
All creditors of lthe dece-
dent and other persons having
claims or demands against
decedent's estate on whio a
copy of this notice is required
to be served must file their
claims with this court WITHIN
THIE IATER OF 3 MONTHS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE
FIRST PUBLICATION (OF
THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
AFI'ER THE I)ATE OF SER-
VICE OF A COPY OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the
decedent and other persons
having claims or demands
against decedent's estate must
file their claims wilh this court
WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER
THE DATE OF THE FIRST
PJBLICAT'ION OF THIS
NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT
FILED WITIIIN THE TIME
PERIODS SET FORTH IN
SECTION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE
WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING
THIE TIME PERIOD SET
FORTH ABOVE. ANY
CLAIM FIL-ED TWO (2) OR
MORE YEARS AFTER THlE
DECEDENT'S DATE OF
DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publica-
tion of this notice is Malch 9.
2007.

IN RE: ESTATE OF
M. EUGENE MILLER.
Deceased.
The administration of
the estate of M. Eugene Miller.
deceased, whose date of death
was December 14. 2005. is
pending in the Circuit Court
for Pinellas County. Florida.
Probate Division, the address
of which is 315 Couit Street,
Clearwater. FL 33756. The
names and addresses oh tIhe
personal representative and the
personal representative's attor-
ney are set forth below.
All creditors of the dece-
dent and other persons having
claims or demands against
'decedent's estate on whom a
copy of this notice is required
to be served must file their
claims will this court WITHIN
THE LATER OF: THREE (3)
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS NOTICE OR
30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE
OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF
THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other credioils of the
decedent and otiler persons
having claims or dcmliands
against decedent's estate must
file their claims with this court
WITHIN THREE (3)
MONTHS AFTER TIE DATE
OF TIlE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS NOTICE.
AI- CLAIMS NOT
FIIED WITHIN THE TIME
PERIODS SET FORTH IN
SECTION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE
WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING
THEIR TIME PERIOD SET
FORTII ABOVE. ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (21 OR
MORE YEARS AF'ER THE
DECEDENT'S DATE OF
DEATH IS BARRED.
The date iof first publica-
tion of this notice is March 2.
2007.

IN RE: ESTATE OF IN RE: ESTATE OF
DOROTHY BUTTS IRON MANFRED
PIZZA. KRAMER a/kla MANFRED
Deceased. KRAMER.
The administration of Deceased.
the estate of DOROTHY The administration of
BUTTS PIZZA. deceased. is the Estate of Miron Manfred
pending in the C iicuit Court Kramcr .i/k/a Manfred Kramer,
lor Pinellas County. Florida. Deceased. whose date (if death
Probate Division. Rcf. File w as October 26. 2005: is pend-
Number 07-0855 ES 3. the ing in the Circuit Court for
address of which is 315 Court Pinellas County, Florida.
Street. Clearwater. FL 33756. Probate Division. File Number
The names and addresses of 07-449ES4: the address of
tle personal representative and which is 315 Court Street.
the personal representative's Clearswater. FL 33756. The
attorney are set forth hbcl.w. names and addresses of tle
All creditors of the personal representative and the
estate of the decedent and-per- personal representative's attor-
sons Ihaving claims or demands ney are set lfrth below.
against the decedent's estate. All creditors of the
including unmaturecd. contin- estate of the Decedent and per-
gent. or unliquidated claims, sons having claims or demands
and who have been served a against the decedent's estate.
copy of this notice. must file icincluding matured. contin-
their claims with is court gent or unliquidated claims.
WITHIN THE IATER OF and who have been served a
THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER copy of this notice. must file
THE DATE OF THE FIRST their claims with this court
PUBLICATION OF THIS WITHIN THE LATER OF
NOTICE OR 30 DAYS THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER
AFTER THE DATE OF SER- THE DATE OF THE FIRST
VICE OF A COPY OF THIS PUBLICATION OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM. NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
All other creditors of the AFTER THE DATE OF SER-
decedent and other persons VICE (F A COPY OF THIS
having claims or demands NOTICE ON THEM.
against the decedent's estate. All other creditors of the
including unmatured, contin- Decedent and other persons
gent or unliquidated claims. having claims or demands
must file their claims with this against the Decedent's Estate.
court WITHIN THREE (3) including unmatured. contin-
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE gent or unliquidated claims,
OF THE FIRST PUBLICA- must file their claims with this
TION OF THIS NOTICE. court WITHIN THREE (3)
ALL CLAIMS AND MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
DEMANDS NOT SO FILED OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
WITHIN THE TIME PERI- TION OF THIS NOTICE.
ODS SET FORTH IN SEC- ALL CLAIMS NOT SO
TIONS 733.702 AND 733.710. FILED WILL BE FOREVER
FLORIDA STATUTES. WILL BARRED.
BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET
THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE. ANY
FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) OR
CLAIM FILED TWO (2) OR MORE YEARS AFTER THE
MORE YEARS AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF
DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
DEATH IS BARRED. THE DATE OF FIRST
The date of first publica- PUBLICATION OF THIS
lion of this notice is March 9, NOTICE IS MARCH 9. 2007.
2007.
Willy Kraimer, Petitioner
JOHN JAMES PIZZA Kurfurstendamm 110
Personal Representative 10711 Berlin
3127 Club Drive Germany
Marianna, FL 32447 Alan M. Gross
POWELL. CARNEY, GROSS.
SYLVIA NOEL WHITE. PA. SMALLER & RAMSAY, PA.
Attorney for Personal Attorneys for Petitioner
Representative One Progress Plaza
81 IA Douglas Avenue Suite 1210
Dunedin. FL 34698 St. Petersburg. FL 33701
(727) 735-0645 Telephone: (727) 898-9011
By: S. Noel White Facsimile: (727) 898-9014
Fla. Bar No. 0823041 Florida Bar No. 510602
10028 Mar9.16.2007 030903 SPN: 815601
13340 Mar 9.16. 2007 030937

Sealed bids will be received by the Purchasing and Materials
Management Dircctor. City of St. Petersburg. Municipal Services
Center. :'. ri .. One 4th Street North, St. PCeier.slburg. PlptIlt.
33701 :. i '13 Furnish and Install Concrete Modular
Building Complex at Azalea Middle School. Bid No. 6570B bid
opening at 3:00 p.m. ET. Thursday. March 15. 2007. This bid
and all addenda may be downloaded by accessing the City's web-
site at www.stpete.org/purchalse/solbidn.htm. The City of St.
Petersburg. Florida reservesthe right to accept or reject any and
all bids. The. City reserves the right to waive technicalities on
bids. The decision as to what constitutes a technicality shall rest
solely with Louis Moore. CPPO. Director of Purchasing and
Materials Mana.gement.
18313 Mar 9,2007 030938

Mar9 16 007

NOTICE OF ACTION IN
THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE SIXTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
PINELLAS COUNTY.
FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 02-123-FD

You are notified that an
action has been filed against
you and you are required to
serve a copy of your written
:defenses, if any. to it on
Onesimus Al-Amin Mumin.
vhose address is 802 LaSalle
St. #A. Clearwater. FL. 33755
on pr before March 23. 2007.
and file the original with the
clerk of this Court at 315 Court
Street. Clearwater, FL 33756.
before service on Petitioner or
immediately thereafter. If you
fail to do so, a default may be
entered against you for the
relief demanded in the petition.
Copies of all court docu-
nments in this case, including
orders, are available at the
Clerk of the Circuit Court's
Office. You may review these
documents upon request..
You must keep the Clerk
of the Circuit Court's Office
notified of your current
address. (You may file Notice
of Current Address. Florida
Supreme Court Approved
Family Law Form 12.915.)
Future papers in this lawsuit
will be mailed to the address
on record at the Clerk's office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285.
Florida Family Laws of
Procedure. requires certain
aultifn atj- ... .. .. .1
ments and information. Failure
to comply can result in sanc-
tions. including dismissal or
striking of pleadings.
Dated February 9, 2007.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED
that an action for dissolution of'
marriage has ben filed against
you and you are required to
serve a copy of your written
defenses, if any. to it on
DOREEN DOE. P.A..
Petitioner's attorney whose
mailing address is P.O. Box
55037. St. PeteIsburg. Florida
33732. on or before April 6.
2007. antd file the original with
lthe clerk of this Court either
before service on Petitioner's
attorney or immediately there-
after: otherwise a default will
be entered against you Ior thce
relief demanded in thle com-
plaint or petition.
Copies of all court docu-
mnents in this case. including
orders, are available at tilhe
Clerk of the Circuit Court's
Office. You may review these
documents upon request.
You must keep thc Clerk
of tile Circuit Court's Office
notified of your current
address. (You may file Notice
of Current Address. Floiida
Supreme Conin Approved
Family Law Form 12.915.)
Future papers in this lawsuit
will be mailed to the address
on record at thle Clerk's off juice.
WARNING: Rule 12.285.
Florida Family Laws of
Procedure. requires certain
aiutouatic dischlsumre of docu-
nimenls and ihinlmationi. Failure
Lo comply can result in sanc-
tions, including dismissal or
striking of pleadings.
Witness my hand and the
seal of this coult on March (6.
2007.

You are notified that an
action has been filed against
you and you are required to
serve a copy of your written
defenses. if any. to it on Aisha
Renee' Taylor. whose address
is 3851 38th Ave. S. Apt. J. St.
Petersburg. FL 33711 on or
before March 30. 2007, and file
the original with the clerk of
this Court at 315 Court Street.
Clearwater. Florida. 33756.
before service on Petitioner or
immediately thereafter. If you
fail to do so, a default may be
entered against you for the
relief demanded in the petition.
Copies of all court docu-
ments in this case. including
orders, are available at the
Clerk of the Circuit Court's
Office. You may review these
documents upon request.
You must keep the Clerk
of the Circuit Court's Office
notified of your current
address. (You may file Notice
of Current Address. Florida
Supreme Court Approved
Family Law Form 12.915.)
Future papers in this lawsuit
will be mailed to the address
on record at the Clerk's office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285.
Florida Family Laws of
Procedure. reqm'ires' certhai '
automatic disb-JQsu,~r- lof er!
ments and informatpin. Failure
to comply cab result in sanc-
tions, including dismissal or
striking of pleadings..
Dated February 22. 2007.

IN RE: ESTATE OF
DAVID M. GUGEL.
Deceased.
The administration of
the estate of DAVID M.
GUGEL. deceased. whose date
of death was November 18.
2006, is pending in the Circuit
Court for Pinellas County.
Florida. Probate Division, the
address of which is 315 Court
Street, Clearwater. FL 33756.
The names and addresses of
the personal representative and
the personal representative's
attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the dece-
dent and other persons having
claims or demands against
decedent's estate on whom a
copy of this notice is required
to be served must file their
claims with this court WITHIN
THE LATER OF THREE (3)
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS NOTICE OR
30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE
OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF
THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the
decedent and other persons
having claims or demands
against decedent's estate must
file their claims with this court
WITHIN THREE (3)
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT
SO FILED WILL BE FOREV-
ER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING
THE TIME PERIOD SET
FORTH ABOVE. ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (2) OR
MORE YEARS AFTER THE
DECEDENT'S DATE OF
DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publica-
tion of this notice is March 2.
2007.

at public sale. to the highest and best bidder for cash. at the
Pinellas County Courthouse. main lobby. 315 Court Street.
Clearwater. Florida at the hour of 11:00am,. March 30. 2007.
Date: March 7. 2007
KEN BURKE. CPA
Clerk of the Court
By: Joyce R. Solomon
As Deputy Clerk

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- enough of this type of produce
Leafy greens and beans now get the suggested amount. So,
aren't the only foods that pack a 1998, the Food and Dn
punch of folate, the vitamin Administration mandated th
essential for a healthy start to many grain products such as ric
pregnancy. Researchers at the, flour and cornmeal be enrich
University of Florida's Institute with a synthetic form of fola
of Food and Agricultural known as folic acid.
Sciences have developed a toma- However, folate deficienci
to with a full day's worth of the remain a problem in man
nutrient in a single serving. underdeveloped countries whe
"This is a technology that adding folic acid is impractic
could potentially be beneficial or simply too expensive.
worldwide," said Andrew "There are even folate de
Hanson, the plant biochemist ciency issues in Europe, whe
who developed the tomato along addition of folic acid to foo
with fellow folate expert Jesse has not been very widely pra
Gregory, doctoral degree student ticed," Gregory sai
Rocio Diaz de la Garza and with "Theoretically, you could bypa
funding from the National this whole problem by ensuri
Science Foundation. that the folate is already prese
"Now that we've shown it in the food."
works in tomatoes, we can work So, will doctors be recoi
on applying it to cereals and mending a serving of tomato
crops for less developed coun- one half of a cup--for would-
tries where folate deficiencies pregnant women anytime soo
are a very serious problem." Probably not, the research
The researchers' work to say.
develop the genetically engi- "It can take years to get
neered tomato was published engineered food plant approve
online Monday by the by the FDA," Hanson said. "B
Proceedings of the National before that is even a questic
Academy of Sciences. there are many more studies
Folate is one of the most be done-including a better lo
vital nutrients for the human at how the overall product
body's growth and development, affected by thi's alteration."
which is why folate-rich diets are And there is another hurc
typically suggested for women the researchers must clear. As t
who are planning a pregnancy or published paper notes, boosti
pregnant. the production of folate in t
Without it, cell division tomatoes involved increasing t
would not be possible because level of naturally occurring mo
the nutrient plays an essential ecules in the plant, known
role in both the production of pteridines.
nucleotides-the building blocks Little is known about the
of DNA-and many other essen- substances, which are found
tial metabolic processes, all fruits and vegetables. Soi
Deficiencies of the nutrient vegetables contain many tim
have been linked to birth defects, more pteridines than the biofor
slow growth rates and other field tomatoes.
developmental problems in chil- For example, the veh
dren, as well as health issues in bean-used in tradition
adults, such as anemia. Ayurvedic Indian medicine i
The vitamin is commonly centuries and found in soi
found in leafy green vegetables body-building supplements
like spinach, but few people eat contains 25 times the amount.

At UF, distance learning

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. There's no excuse for being late to
Paul Fishwick's class, even though it's held on an island, one that
does not appear on the map of the landlocked University of Florida
in Gainesville.
That's because students can just teleport in.
Fishwick, a computer science and engineering professor, is
teaching one of at least two classes offered at UF this semester large-
ly in cyberspace specifically, the trendy three-dimensional online
world called Second Life. There, Fishwick's "avatar," the character
that represents each player in Second Life, leads discussions among
some 30 other avatars controlled by upper-level UF undergraduate
and graduate students in CAP 4403/CAP 6402, Aesthetic
Computing.
"I like the potential for collaboration, immersion, aesthetics,
creativity, social interaction," Fishwick said. "There are a lot of dif-
ferent dimensions I think are valuable to educators."
With distance learning decades old, classes on computer are
nothing new. But Second Life, which has more than 2 million users
worldwide, opens a wealth of fresh possibilities, one educators
nationwide are increasingly experimenting with.
At the heart of the potential, these educators say, is the online
world's canny blend of real life, science fiction and fantasy, one that
creates a place at once familiar and very strange. There are trees,
rivers and buildings, and most avatars look like people albeit tall,
thin, attractive and highly stylized versions. (Fishwick's is hardly
professorial: He's bushy-tailed and has a raccoon face.) But unlike
their human counterparts, avatars can fly, teleport and change their'
appearance at will ... or hop on a unicorn and gallop up to a penta-
gon-shaped building hovering over a glimmering city.
Two other UF professors began co-teaching a Second Life inter-
disciplinary research class this semester, and others are considering
the possibility. UF has at least two islands in the Second Life "grid"
as well as several buildings. The Biomedical Sciences Building,
under construction in real life, is already in use on Second Life's
Gator Nation Island.
Attending class in Second Life is, well .... otherworldly.
Students assembled for one of Fishwick's classes recently by
teleporting in to Aesthetica, a small island that Fishwick created.
*

Cynthia J. Bean, Ph.D.,
assistant professor of manage-
ment, was recently awarded an
Emerald Reviews Citation of
Excellence for her article
"Leader framing and follower
sensemaking: Response to
downsizing in the brave new
workplace."
Emerald Management
Reviews, an indexing and
abstracting database, covers all
articles published in the top 400
business and management jour-
nals world-wide. Each article in
every journal is reviewed by
individual subject experts.
Bean's article was selected by
Emerald's reviewers as one of
the top 50 articles published on
management in 2006.
Bean's research examined
the effects of an organizational
change effort at Norway's largest
telephone company Telenor.
The organization imple-
mented a nomadic work environ-
ment that did away with office
space and gave employees the
freedom to work from any loca-
tion and subsequently imple-
mented a major downsizing
Through in-depth inter-
views, Bean studied the effects
of the transition and downsizing
on Telenor's employees.
Bean's findings indicated
that the change resulted in eco-
nomic benefits including:
The restructuring lowered
the cost of real estate for the
company, and eliminated redun-
dant Back office functions allow-

St. Petersburg, Fla. City
and community leaders released
an immediate action plan to
address the solutions proposed at
last weekend's Neighborhood
and Business Summit on
Homelessness.
The summit, called by
Mayor Rick Baker, was co-
chaired by Leslie Curran, St.
Petersburg city council member,
Don Shea, president & CEO of
the St. Petersburg Downtown
Partnership, Barbara Heck, pres-
ident of the Council of
Neighborhood Associations
(CONA) and Ford Kyes, 2007
board chairman of the St.
Petersburg Chamber of
Commerce. Attended by 300
participants from a diverse
cross-section of the community -
- neighborhoods, businesses,
members of the homeless com-
munity, homeless activists,
county representatives and city
leaders -- the purpose of the
summit was to determine solu-
tions to the growing concerns
related to homelessness in St.
Petersburg.
Following a series of infor-
mational presentations by the St.
Petersburg Police Department,
Catholic Charities and the
Pinellas County Coalition for the
Homeless, participants were
assigned to break-out groups for
brainstorming sessions meant to
garner ideas and solutions.
As a result of these recom-
mendations, the following initia-
tives have been set into motion:
1) Address the issue of tents
being used to house the home-
less. City representatives, home-
less activists, and community
leaders have worked together to
develop a plan to relocate the
tent city located at 18th Street
and Central Avenue (in the
Grand Central district).
A resolution will go before
St. Petersburg City Council on
Thursday, March 1st, recom-

ing for downsizing.
However, the loss of a com-
mon geographic location result-
ed in idiosyncratic sensemaking
on the part of employees sug-
gesting leaders face new chal-
lenges in communicating change
to employees in the nomadic
work environment.
Bean said, "The findings
were quite fascinating. Although
the transition to a more nomadic
work environment is conducive
to today's technologies and can
be cost effective, leaders must
consider how it changes the way
employees make sense of the
work-world around them."
"If employees are to contin-
ue being efficient in their work,
leadership must find ways to
communicate messages in a
manner that is effective commu-
nication for the brave new work-
place."
Geralyn McClure Franklin,
Ph.D., dean of the College of
Business, said,"I'm incredibly
proud of the research accom-
plishments of the College of
Business faculty and particularly
that of Dr. Bean with this award
recognition."

mending that the existing tents
be moved, on a temporary basis,
to a controlled setting near the
St. Vincent de Paul facility.
The move will be coordinat-
ed with Refuge Ministries,
FLASH, Catholic Charities, the
St. Petersburg Fire, Police and
Sanitation Departments, the
Homeless Leadership Network,
St. Vincent de Paul and members
of the homeless community. The
resolution will allow for a 90-
day codes exemption for the St.
Vincent de Paul site and stipulate
that no more tents will be added
to the location.
Additionally, the summit
participants recommended to
close the loopholes in existing
ordinances and propose a new
ordinance that addresses tents
and sleeping in the right of way
in St. Petersburg.
2) Aggressively continue to
develop a mid-county transition
facility. Consistent with the
Homeless Leadership Network's
10-Year Plan to End
Homelessness, city, community
and county leaders and organiza-
tions will continue to work
toward the development of a
mid-county facility (currently
identified as the former PSTA
site in Largo) to provide shelter,
services and employment assis-
tance for the homeless.
3) Educate the public on
homelessness issues and ser-
vices available to the homeless.
A public awareness campaign
will be coordinated by the city
and the Homeless Leadership
Network to provide information
on homelessness statistics, what
the community is doing to help
and services available to mem-
bers of the homeless community
in St. Petersburg.
Another element of the
campaign will educate the public
on how and where to make food
and financial contributions.

USF professor

wins award for

research on

downsizing

TALLAHASSEE The
Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) on Monday
released its Peace River Basin
Resource Management Plan. The
Plan, based on the findings of the
Peace River Cumulative Impact
Study completed earlier this
year, proposes actions DEP and
other basin stakeholders can take
to minimize existing and future
impacts to the Peace River basin
over the next four years.
"The management plan's
recommendations provide a spe-
cific, science-based foundation
for all parties to use in reversing
the decline of the watershed and
minimizing future impacts," said
Mimi Drew, DEP Deputy
Secretary for Regulatory
Programs and Energy. "DEP
appreciates the cooperation and
input from our many partners in
this ongoing effort to protect and
restore the Peace River basin."
Portions of the Peace River
watershed have been consider-
ably altered from their natural
state by agriculture and phos-
phate mining as well as urban
development. In addition, large
quantities of ground water and
surface water are withdrawn
daily to support these land uses.
The combination of land devel-
opment and water use has
impacted the hydrology and
ecology of the Peace River
watershed.
In recognition of these
impacts, the Florida Legislature
directed DEP to conduct a
Cumulative Impact Study, which
evaluated impacts to the Peace
River basin over the last 60
years, and subsequently prepare
a Peace River Basin Resource
Management Plan. DEP devel-
oped this plan in cooperation
with the Southwest Florida
Water Management District
(SWFWMD) and a stakeholder
group of representatives from
local governments, regional
water suppliers, regional plan-
ning councils, the mining indus-
try, agriculture interests, devel-
opment groups, environmental
organizations and recreational
interests.
"Since 2003, an unprece-
dented amount of time and coop-
erative effort has been invested
in examining the major causes of

stress to this vital watershed,"
said Rick Cantrell, Deputy
Director, DEP Division of Water
Resource Management. "The
Cumulative Impact Study yield-
ed a wealth of information that
guided development of this ini-
tial Resource Management Plan,
which, will be adapted as we
learn more and identify the most
effective strategies."
The Cumulative Impact
Study revealed no single, pre-
dominant cause of impacts to
water resources in the Peace
River basin-urban develop-
ment, agricultural operations and
mining have all contributed to
the basin's decline. The manage-
ment plan makes a series of rec-
ommendations to be undertaken
over the next four years to
address cumulative impacts in
the basin and begin-the long road
toward recovery, including:
Develop a specific land
acquisition plan for the Peace
River Basin through a collabora-
tion of local, state, and regional
conservation land acquisition
programs.
Develop a proposal to
ensure adequate funding for con-
tinued reclamation of older
mined lands.
Jointly review DEP and
SWFWMD wetlands permitting
in the basin to determine whether
regulatory actions can be
improved'to minimize cumula-
tive impacts more effectively.
Develop a single mining and
reclamation permit 'process to
establish a more comprehensive
and environmentally protective
program.
Adopt and implement scien-
tific pollution loading limits to
protect and restore water quality
in the Peace River basin.
The Peace River stretches
more than 100 miles from Polk
County through southwest
Florida, joining the Gulf of
Mexico at the Charlotte Harbor
estuary in Charlotte County. The
river is an essential source of
drinking water for the coastal
population and is the major
freshwater source entering
Charlotte Harbor.
The river's flows are essen-
tial to maintaining the overall
health and productivity of the
estuary.

FWC announces

annual manatee

survey numbers

In the annual manatee syn-
optic survey conducted Jan. 30 -
Feb. 1, the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation
Commission (FWC) reported a
preliminary count of 2,812 man-
atees statewide.
A team of 16 observers (14
by air and two on the ground)
from eight organizations counted
1,412 on Florida's Atlantic Coast
and 1,400 on the state's Gulf
Coast.
A synoptic survey is a
simultaneous count of manatees
over a broad area. The survey
results are not used directly to
evaluate the status of the mana-
tee population. Although the sur-
vey results are not an estimate of
population size, this survey pro-
vides researchers with a mini-
mum number of manatees in
Florida waters at the time of the
count. In addition, the surveys
provide a snapshot of manatee
distribution around the state.
State law requires an annual
count, weather permitting, of

manatees in Florida waters. The
synoptic survey meets this
requirement. The best conditions
for the synoptic survey occur
during the winter. FWC follows
a prescription for favorable
weather conditions for manatee
surveys as weather and manatee
behavior affect synoptic survey
.counts. This year, warm winter
conditions and changing weather
over the course of the survey
influenced the resulting count.
"Deteriorating weather con-
ditions posed a challenge to
observers. However, despite the
weather, we counted record
numbers of manatees in Tampa
Bay, Blue Spring and Brevard
County," said Dr. Holly
Edwards, the FWC biologist in
charge of the annual count.
Researchers at FWC's Fish
and Wildlife Research Institute
are developing new survey meth-
ods that would make future aeri-
al surveys more accurate and less
dependent on weather condi-
tions.